Noticias sobre Namibia
Digital tools and open data reshape water management across Africa
Africa’s water sector is undergoing a gradual but important transformation driven by digital technologies, according to the report Digital Solutions for Africa’s Water Management, published by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in December, 2025.
Swakop Uranium partners with NamWater on Namibia’s second desalination facility
Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of China General Nuclear Power Group, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Namibia’s state water utility, NamWater, to develop the country’s second desalination plant near Swakopmund.
Global Drought Hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage
Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis by U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Namibia secures €75 million loan for transformative water infrastructure projects
The Government of Namibia, in partnership with NamWater and the German Development Bank (KfW), has signed a landmark N$1.5 billion (EUR 75 million) concessional loan agreement to boost national water security, informs the Namibia Economist.
AFDB supports Lesotho’s plans for sustainable water and energy supply
His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho and African Development Bank (AFDB) President Dr.
NamWater and MTC join forces to revolutionize water services with digital solutions
NamWater and MTC have entered a collaborative agreement aimed at advancing water service delivery in Namibia through innovative digital technologies, reports The Namibian.
Hydrology as a science to drive solutions to Africa’s water-related challenges
The first Africa Hydrology Conference emphasized the urgent need to use available science and technology to strengthen water resource management in the face of climate change.
Zambia joins UN Water Convention to boost cooperation to address drought and water challenges
In response to severe drought and ongoing water scarcity, Zambia has joined the UN Water Convention to improve water management both within and across its borders.
Chinese firm and NamWater to build Namibia’s largest desalination plant
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has announced its plans to construct the largest seawater desalination plant in Namibia, reports The Namibian.
African Water Facility secures €12 million to invest in urban sanitation in Africa
Over the next ten years, the African Water Facility, through the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative, aims to mobilise $320 million to support 50 sanitation projects.
Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs
Africa bears an increasingly heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for essential climate adaptation, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Innovative solutions for sustainability in the Zambezi River Basin
A new study addresses the urgent challenges in managing the water-energy-land nexus in the Zambezi River Basin, which is crucial for southern Africa's economic stability and environmental health.
Zimbabwe joins United Nations (UN) Water Convention
Zimbabwe’s accession further reinforces the strong momentum for water cooperation in Africa, where over 90% of water resources are in 63 basins shared by two or more countries.
Cote d’Ivoire is 10th African nation to join UN Water Convention
Faced with increasing water stress and climate change impacts on the water resources it shares with its neighbours, Cote d’Ivoire has joined the United Nations Water Convention – a UN treaty to improve joint water management across borders.
Namibia initiates construction of second desalination plant amid severe century-long drought
Namibia is set to embark on the construction of a second desalination plant in response to its most severe drought in more than a century, announced Agriculture Minister Calle Schlettwein, according to South African news agency News24.
Over 24 million people in Southern Africa face hunger and water scarcity due to extreme weather
Millions of people across Southern Africa, are grappling with the dual crises of hunger and flooding.
Namibia plans a new desalination plant
The Government of Namibia is planning to build a new desalination plant to increase the water supply in the northern regions of the country, informs the Namibia Economist.
Burkina Faso confirms interest in joining the Water Convention
The rapid increase in demand for water and current security threats in the Sahel are posing ever-greater challenges to the sustainable management of the country's shared water resources Burkina's forthcoming accession to the Water Convention will help to give political priority to the issue of water resource management in the region.
Fleeing drought, vulnerable populations face flood risk in most African countries
The Horn of Africa and southern Africa saw the most people move during droughts, according to a new continent-scale assessment of settlement locations in Africa.
California prepares for new regulations on direct potable water reuse
The California State Water Resources Control Board is expected to approve new regulations for water reuse this week, allowing the use of wastewater that has undergone advanced treatment as a source of drinking water, reports the LA Times.