Namibia Energy & Environment: 2010 and beyond
Climate Change Adaptation: Africa Adaptation Programme Namibia (AAP NAM)
National Implementing Partner: Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Directorate of Environmental Affairs +264 61 284 2751 2009 -2012
Key Issues: Climate change adaptation
Project Status: Ending
Location: Namibia Windhoek
Contact person: Ernest Mbanguka, Project Manager
Goals and objectives
The overall objective Namibia has the institutional, individual and systematic capacity to address climate change risks and opportunities through a national approach to adaptation.
Description / Background
Namibia faces serious climate change risks, i.e. hotter climates, more arid conditions, and more frequent and extreme weather events (floods/droughts). Namibia has started to react to CC risks and a certain level of institutional and human capacities are in place. However, it is understood that the overall CC risk will be much higher in magnitude than currently planned for. Major investments into institutional and policy development will be required to meet these needs in future. A key concern to Namibia is that it is mostly the local communities that need to be better supported to develop adaptive capacities. The Government is committed to develop and implement measures that particularly reach out to rural people, but faces major challenges relating to linguistic/cultural diversity, vast distances, and the legacy of Apartheid which makes information sharing difficult. The proposed project addresses climate change risks under each of the five APP Global Project outputs, focusing on strengthening (1) adaptive long-term planning capacities, (2) institutional and human resource capacities, , focusing on the youth as change agent, (3) policies and measures, including through specific pilot activities assisting communities in developing community CCA Strategies and Action Plans and piloting responses to selected priority sectors (floods & settlements and sanitation & health). (4) A sustainable financing strategy ought to be developed, and (5) knowledge management activities will be implemented on national and international levels. Improved adaptive capacities will help Namibia to reduce expected economic and development losses that would occur without adaptation.
Table 1: Project Outcomes
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Project Outcome 1
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Project Outcome 2
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Project Outcome 3
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Project Outcome 4
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Project Outcome 5
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Dynamic,long-term planning mechanisms to cope with the inherent uncertainties of climate change introduced, with a focus on managing flood risk.
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Namibian leadership and institutional frameworks to manage climate change risks and opportunities in an integrated manner strengthened, including a decentralised approach
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Climate-resilient policies and measures in priority sectors implemented (flooding and settlement/ sanitation and health) and promoting community-based adaptation action
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Financing options to meet national adaptation costs expanded at the local and national level and building on I & FF work ongoing
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Knowledge on adjusting national development processes to fully incorporate climate change risks and opportunities generated and shared across all levels
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Table 2: Project Budget
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Budgets for the Years: 2008/11
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Total project Budget in USD
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2009
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27,794.70
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2010
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590,373.37
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2011
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1,719,611.43
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2012
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642,220.50
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Selected Partners
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Government- MET, NPC and MAWF
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Multi stakeholders- National Climate Change committee
Funding is provided by the Japanese Government http://www.mofa.go.jp
Contact Details:
C/O The National Project Director: Director of Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET)
Directorate of Environmental Affairs
Private Bag Private Bag 13306
Tel. +264 61 284 2751
Website: www.met.gov.na
C/O The Head of Energy and Environment Programme
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Energy & Environment Unit
Private Bag 13329, Klein Windhoek
Tel. + 264 61 204 6111 /6231
Website:www.undp.un.na