Community-Based Adaptation: Namibia
Namibia faces significant climate change risks, including increased aridity and heightened climate variability. Projected impacts include:
- Increased production risks to smallholder agriculture and pastoralism
- Increasing erosion risks
- Increasing risk of flood
- Risks to climate sensitive biodiversity, with impacts on the ecotourism sector
The CBA Namibia portfolio consists of two (2) projects:
- Adjusting Agricultural Practices to Reduce Climate Change Risk in Omusati Region
- Harnessing Coping Strategies via a Holistic Approach for Community Adaptation to Climate Change
Community-Based Adaptation activities in
All CBA projects involve non-governmental organizations (NGO) at the local and national levels. The UN Volunteers is a project partner in seven (7) out of the ten (10) CBA countries: Bolivia, Guatemala, Jamaica, Morocco, Niger, Namibia, and Samoa. In addition to the Adaptation & Volunteerism Specialist overseeing the seven (7) countries, an International UNV officer in Namibia is fully dedicated to the CBA projects at the local level. The partnership began in June 2009.
The Government of Japan co-finances the UNDP/GEF CBA projects in Niger and Namibia. This partnership began in early 2009.
* Namibia is one of ten (10) countries implementing projects as part of UNDP's "Community-Based Adaptation" programme. *