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Entries are now open for the 2017 Sustainable Development Awards. The main aims of the 2017 Sustainable Development Awards are to: Closing date for entries is Monday 14th August 2017. This year’s categories are: Download your entry form below.

The second edition of the Sustainable Development Awards was officially launched at a press conference in Windhoek on Friday, July 7th 2017. Speaking at the event, Dr. Michael Humavindu of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council, outlined the main aims of the awards which are to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable development among all

The Sustainable Development Advisory Council held its first ever retreat at the Otjikoto Environmental Education Center and Nature Reserve, adjacent to the B2Gold Namibia mine, from the 25-26th March 2017. The retreat provided an opportunity for the Council to identify and prioritise its intervention areas and methodologies during 2017/18. The retreat also featured a tour of

In view of the ongoing high level discussions on the banning of plastic bags and increasing public awareness campaigns on the matter, the SDAC engaged with Plastic Packaging cc on 24th March 2017. The engagement involved a tour of the recycling plant and operations of Plastic Packaging cc in Okahandja and an exchange on the problem

The members of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council met with Hon. Pohamba Shifeta on the 23rd February 2017 in line with its function to advise the Minister on environmental issues related to sustainable development. Hon. Shifeta encouraged the Council members to bring issues to his attention as they considered necessary, while he also pointed out a

The Sustainable Development Advisory Council represented Namibia in the first meeting of the Open SDG Club, which was held from 21-23rd November 2016 in Berlin Germany. Coming a year after the adoption of the SDGs, the first meeting of the Open SDG Club, an inititative of the German Advisory Council for Sustainable Development, provided a forum

The Executive Secretary of the German Sustainable Development Advisory Council, Prof. Dr. Guenther Bachmann, visited Namibia from 29th June until 8th July 2016. The visit took place as a follow up to the visit of the SD Advisory Council members to Germany in June 2015 and aimed to update each other on developments and to strengthen further partnership

The Sustainable Development Advisory Council took part in a workshop to launch the domestication of the Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union Agenda 2063 at the Parliament Buildings on 8th June 2016. As indicated in the title of the workshop, the event marked the beginning of the domestication of the SDGs and African Union Agenda

In follow up to recommendations from the exchange visit to the German Sustainable Development Council, a site visit was undertaken to the Rent-A-Drum facility in Windhoek to gain a better understanding about the workings of the recycling industry in Namibia. The delegation, led by Dr. Gabi Scheider, was given a tour of the facility, after

Members of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism signed their re-appointment letters endorsing them to serve for another three years. Minister of Environment and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta announced their re-appointment during a press conference on November 3rd 2015. The Minister praised the members for their performance but outlined that he