Speakers at the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought say women should be empowered to own land and produce food for the nation.

Namibia observed the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought at Usakos, in the Karibib Constituency.

Water scarcity continues to be a challenge in some parts of the Erongo Region, and Governor Neville Andre has urged the Orano Erongo Desalination Plant to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the government to help fight the water crisis in rural areas of the region.