NAMIBIA’S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY FRAMEWORK - 21 June 2021 By Paulus

SADC CLIMATE CHANGE MEETING NAMIBIA’S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY FRAMEWORK 21 June 2021 By Paulus Ashili Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Outline of the Presentation ■ Introduction ■ Climate change legal framework in Namibia ■ National Climate Change policy and climate change strategy and action plan ■ Next steps Legal Framework Relating to environment and change change in general in Namib. [...] Beginning of climate change legal framework in Namibia The Namibian government through the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) has developed a cross-sectoral National Climate Change Committee (NCCC) in 2001 to spearhead all climate change related activities in the country in a well coordinated manner. [...] Plan (NCCSAP) for 2013 – 2020 ■ Developed in 2013 to operationalize and implement the National Policy on Climate Change ■ It identifies priority action areas for adaptation and mitigation ■ Provides for public awareness, capacity building, training and institutional strengthening, research and access to information 6 Long-term Objectives of the NCCSAP ■ To reduce climate change impacts on Namibia’. [...] 7 Key thematic issues Adaptation ■ Food security and sustainable biological resource base ■ Sustainable water resources base ■ Human health and well being ■ Infrastructure development Mitigation ■ Sustainable energy and low-carbon development ■ Transport Cross Cutting Issues ■ Capacity building ■ Training and institutional strengthening; ■ Research and information needs; including how to use clima. [...] ■ To provide a framework strategy to guide the government in planning and budgeting for financing and monitoring of climate change programs and activities.