Category: Environment
EIA Appraisal Committee to Be Established
Photo: Contributed By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act includes a proposal to establish an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Appraisal Committee to boost the current structure. This is according to the draft bill currently…
Bank Windhoek Lends Out N$147 Million in Sustainable Finance
Photo: Contributed By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In the 2026 financial year, Bank Windhoek indicated that it has disbursed N$147 million in loans to the business community that are classified under “sustainable finance.” Sustainable finance is now at the core…
One Million Trees to Be Planted by 2030 & 2 Million by 2035
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The proposed National Strategy on Tree Planting 2026–2035 draft sets a target of planting and maintaining one million trees by 2030 and two million by 2035. This was revealed by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism,…
N$229 Billion Required for the Country Climate Change Plan
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Ambition has a price. Implementing the third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) will require an estimated N$229 billion in investment from now to 2035. The NDC is the country’s climate change plan but also a development, resilience,…
COP17’s Desertification Pledges Reach US$ 1.3 Billion
By: Dwight Links COP17 ended last week in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with pledges to build resilience and combat desertification as well as develop global preparedness for the impacts of drought and declining rainfall taking place. Governments, development banks, funds and…
249 New Climate Lawsuits Filed in 2025-2026 Period
By: Dwight Links The London School of Economics (LSE) Grantham Institute report on Global Trends in Climate Litigation 2026 states that in 2025, 249 new climate cases were filed. This brings the total of climate-related litigation since…
The World Has No Choice But to Deal With Climate Change
By: Dwight Links UN member nations convened for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meetings in Bonn, Germany this week. Member nations are meeting to iron out necessary matters in preparation for the 31st Conference of…
Regulating Climate and Supplying 70% of Earth’s Oxygen: The Mighty Roles of Oceans
By: Dwight Links Producing 70% of the Earth’s oxygen, covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, holding 96% of all water on the planet, and regulating the Earth’s climate; beyond such roles, the ocean also supports economic…
Warming Earth Impacting Labour Productivity
By: Peneyambeko Jonas In Banda, one of India’s hottest districts, the day now begins before sunrise and ends long before sunset. When temperatures climbed to 47-48°C for over a week, residents were forced to reorganise their lives around the…
78 of 148 Submissions Eligible for CIF Funding
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme has revealed that following its call for project proposals last year, it has received 148 submissions from Namibian entities operating across the green industrialisation value chain. According to the Programme’s…