Review of current and planned adaptation action in Namibia
Date
2016
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
The country’s climate vulnerability is closely tied to its aridity and high level of water scarcity. The government has identified six key sectors as particularly vulnerable: water and wetlands; agriculture; sea level rise, the coastal zone and fisheries; tourism; health; and disaster risk management. The government has prioritized climate change action and has passed a national climate change policy; however, momentum is strongly tied to donor interest and funding. Population growth, severe inequality, and development trends will interact with changing rainfall patterns, rising temperatures, increased rates of evapotranspiration, and rising sea levels to exacerbate water scarcity and other existing vulnerabilities.
Description
Includes abstract in French
item.page.type
Synthesis Report
item.page.format
Keywords
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, AFRICA, NAMIBIA, EASTERN AFRICA