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  • Climate Change Competition for Schools in Omusati

    Posted on Aug 06, 2021

    <p>The CLARE-Namibia project intends to create urgency and agency on the 1.5 ℃ climate change projections in Namibia and specifically in the Omusati region. It is therefore on this note, CLARE Namibia project is inviting all combined and secondary schools (grade 8-12) with  Environmental/life science clubs in the Omusati region to participate in the call for Climate Action competition. </p> <p>The competition consists of seven categories which learners can choose from. Namely; </p> <p>1. Smart Gardening (ensuring food security)</p> <p>2. Climate change (Adaptation, mitigation, resilience)</p> <p>3. Solid Waste Management (r...</p>

  • Animation film: Namibia is Heating Up!

    Posted on Jun 25, 2021

    <p><span dir="auto">Temperatures in Namibia are set to rise much more rapidly than the global average. At 2°C global warming, the temperature in Namibia will increase by 2.7°C on average across the country. As temperatures rise, the threat of water scarcity will increase for Namibia, with knock-on effects for agriculture, health and the economy.  This means there is an urgent need to accelerate Namibia’s adaptation responses by: </span></p> <p><span dir="auto">- Strengthening the ability of communities to respond to projected climate change impacts, through diversifying crops and farming practices, practising soil and water conservation, and t...</span></p>

  • Short Courses on Climate Change for Parliamentarians

    Posted on Jun 14, 2021

    <p><strong>“Namibia is heating up: What does global warming of 1.5 °C mean for us?”   Short-course on climate change for Parliamentarians</strong></p> <p>The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in collaboration with the Climate Change Adaptation research results in Africa (CLARE-Namibia) are rolling out short courses on the 1.5- and -2 degrees climate change projections for Namibia to the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Natural Resources and Economics and Public Administration.</p> <p>The short courses project that is being implemented by the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Desert Research Foundation Namibi...</p>

  • FILM: Adapting to climate change in the Oshana Region, Namibia

    Posted on Jun 01, 2021

    <p>Namibia is a semi-arid country and a<span> </span><a href="https://cdkn.org/2018/10/opinion-what-global-warming-of-1-5-%e2%84%83-and-higher-means-for-botswana-and-namibia/?loclang=en_gb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">climate change ‘hotspot’ in southern Africa</a><span>. The Oshana Region has been hard-hit by droughts in particular, which have drastically disrupted farming practices and people’s livelihoods. Exacerbating these climate change impacts are various non-climatic issues including unemployment and gender norms that already put women at risk.</span></p> <p>As part of the CDKN-funded project,<span> </span><a href="https://cdkn.org/project/strengthening-regional-climate-change-governance-through-integration-of-gender-responsive-climate-action-into-regional-development-plans-and-projects-in-namibia/?loclang=en_gb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Strengthening regional climate change governance through integrating gender-responsive climate action</a><span>, the University of Namibia has produced a </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4KrOG2H3J0"><span>film</span></a><span> that </span><span>explores the experiences of community memb...</span></p>

  • Blog Post: Fear of the unknown

    Posted on May 21, 2021

    <p>The DRFN has always taken an active roll in consciously recruiting, training and grooming young professionals in the environmental field. Given the vast array of our projects and the practical on-the-ground implementation approach of most of our project activities, it is sometimes nerve-wrecking for our young professionals to carry out some of the activities, for the first time.</p> <p>Ms. Linda Nanyala, is one of our young professionals supporting the implementation of the CLARE-Namibia project and in the blog post below she narrates how to transitioned from the office into the field, in retrospect ...</p>

  • TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE IN NAMIBIA

    Posted on May 17, 2021

    <p>The World's temperatures have increased by 1 degree Celsius since pre-industrial times. Global leaders have agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, ideally 2 degrees Celsius. Temperatures in Namibia are set to rise much more rapidly than the global average. As an arid country with a hot climate, a 1.5 degrees Celsius global increase will mean an increase of 2 degrees Celsius for Namibia. </p> <p>This poster developed by the CLARE-Namibia project offers some insights on how climate change can be tackled. <a class="fr-file" href="/storage/app/media/uploaded-files/tackling-climate-change-in-namibia-1.pdf">Tackling climate change in Namibia (1).pdf</a></p>

  • Conservation agriculture-the success behind Donkerbos bumper harvest

    Posted on Apr 21, 2021

    <p>After a lengthy and harsh drought, the early showers of rains that were received during the beginning of 2021 have transformed the barren Kalahari sand plains into a green oasis of crops. Despite some noticeable challenges as too much rainfall, the sprawling of seasonal insects and mice feasting on the newly planted crops, the time has arrived to feast on the efforts of their labour.  Crops such as maize, beans, tomatoes, onions, pumpkin, spinach, and many more are finding their way to the plates. <span style="background-color: transparent;">The rains also nurtured to life some of the beloved veld foods such as the coffee tree, maramba b...</span></p>

  • Climate change impacts on Namibia's key sectors

    Posted on Mar 24, 2021

    <p>The Paris Agreement has a goal of limiting global warming well below 2°C, ideally 1.5°C. Understanding the local-level impacts of these global temperature targets is crucial for informing climate change adaptation needs and actions. To date, mitigation pledges by nations fall far short of what is needed, with the world on track to warm by 3.2°C by the end of the century. </p> <p>For Namibia, local warming and drying will be greater than the global average. So, even at 1.5°C increase in global temperature will have severe local impacts, negatively affecting water supply, agriculture, health, and other...</p>

  • School gardening to achieve learning by doing

    Posted on Mar 19, 2021

    <p>The community of Donkerbos is located in one of the remotest localities  in Namibia and is only accessible by 4x4 vehicle and as result service delivery is very slow or in some cases non-existent. There are no shops to purchase food or anything that ordinary Namibians take for granted.  Over the years the community has undertaken dryland crop farming activities with financial assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MoAWLR) and the implementing partner the DRFN. This enabled families  to have access to healthy vegetables, and ensured food security especially in times...</p>

  • BLOG: Want to know what happens behind the scenes when planning for training?

    Posted on Mar 19, 2021

    <p>By Cecilia Ndunge</p> <p>CLARE-Namibia Project Lead</p> <p>After “hectic” preparations for the training, the day finally came for us to travel to Okahao. I, all excited and nervous (since it was my first time going to do such training). I packed my bags and was ready to leave Windhoek. Panduleni Nghipandulwa from NID and myself arrived at the Eros Airport and we started conversating as we waited to check-in. Little did we know we were waiting for a little shock: excess fees for the extra kilograms because of the books for participants. All got sorted in a few minutes and we were ready to board. But first…a ...</p>

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