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Namibia Celebrates Environmental Champions at the 4th Sustainable Development Award (SDA) Ceremony

On a starry evening at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort, Namibia celebrated its environmental champions at the fourth Sustainable Development Awards on June 19, 2024. The event, hosted by the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), recognized outstanding contributions across 11 categories, showcasing the nation’s commitment […]

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Hon. Minister Shifeta launches Namibia’s Second Integrated State of the Environment Report

Namibia’s Second National Integrated State of the Environment Report was launched on the 30th March 2022 and aims to communicate credible, timely and accessible information about the condition of the environment to decision makers, the general public and any other interested stakeholder. At the launch event, Hon. Shifeta described it as a landmark publication that

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2020/21 Annual Report of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council presented in the National Assembly

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism,  Hon. Pohamba Shifeta, tabled the Annual Report of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council for the 2020/21 financial year in the National Assembly on 6th October 2021. The tabling of the 2020/21 Annual Report to the National Assembly is in fulfilment of the requirement of Section 15 (4) of the Environmental

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Second National Integrated State of the Environment Report for Namibia

Preface: I am proud to introduce Namibia’s second Integrated State of the
Environment Report (ISOER). As part of our collective commitment
to conduct systematic analyses and evaluations of the environment,
Namibia has prepared an update to the 2004 ISOER. The objective of
the ISOER is to communicate credible, timely and accessible information
on the current condition of the Namibian environment to a range of
stakeholders and decision-makers, as well as the general public.

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Council contributes to international publication on “Pathways for national sustainable development advisory bodies”

The publication offers the following recommendations of relevance to Namibia’s Sustainable Development Advisory Council in terms of maintaining long-term cooperation with governments and other stakeholders: The full publication can be downloaded here.

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3rd Edition of the Sustainable Development Awards held in Windhoek

Providing background to the Awards, Council Chairperson Ms. Gloria Simubali, remarked how the Awards reach out to all sectors of society active in promoting sustainable development across the country, including organs of state, non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations, and the private sector. Mr. Benedict Libanda, the Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia,

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Council holds retreat to develop Five Year Strategic Plan to guide its operations

The strategic retreat and planning session was facilitated jointly by the local Consultants, Nickey //Gaseb and Sam Geiseb, who were also contracted with the support of the MEFT-GIZ Climate Change and Inclusive Use of Natural Resources Project to  develop the Strategic Plan for the Council. Speaking at the strategic retreat, Ms. Gloria Simubali emphasized the importance

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Sustainable Development Advisory Council and Environmental Investment Fund launch 3rd edition of the Sustainable Development Awards 2021

The 3rd Sustainable Development Awards were launched at a press conference on the 18th of March 2021 in Windhoek.  The awards are being held under the theme “Accelerating the green economy transformation as we recover from COVID-19.” This theme represents the challenges faced by the environmental sector due to COVID-19 and therefore will recognise all those that

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