Drought and other climate-related challenges continue to leave countries such as Namibia vulnerable.

Water drawn from natural springs has sustained families and livestock at Okorosave for generations, but contamination has often threatened this vital lifeline. 

That is now changing, following the official commissioning and handover of developed and protected springs at Okorosave in the Kunene Region.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said Namibia could consider reviving cloud-seeding experiments, but any decision would have to be guided by scientific evidence and environmental considerations.

Namibia is advancing water diversification, purification, aquifer recharge and seawater desalination under its Sixth National Development Plan.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah shared the country’s plans while appealing for urgent investment in Africa’s water infrastructure.

Residents of Otjitho Village in the Ruacana Constituency are facing a severe water shortage after their underground water supply dried up.

The situation has forced some residents to spend nights at the water point to get water when it becomes available.

Kavango East Regional Council has called for urgent government intervention to improve access to safe drinking water, saying many communities living along the Kavango River still rely directly on the river for water.

As the rehabilitation of the Omdel-Wlotzkasbaken pipeline is set to begin in early August, the Erongo Governor is calling for quality workmanship, warning that the nearly N$87 million investment must be built to last.

The government is spending nearly N$87 million to replace the ageing Omdel-Wlotzkasbaken pipeline, a critical piece of water infrastructure at the central coast.

The ageing Kuiseb Collector 2-Schwarzekuppe-Swakopmund water pipeline is undergoing final upgrades costing close to N$84 million.

The water pipeline has served the coastal area for more than five decades.

NamWater has been upgrading and modernising the 73-kilometer pipeline in phases.

Namibia has reaffirmed the commitment to achieving universal access to clean water and sanitation by the year 2063.

This was the key message at this year's Africa Public Service Day celebrations held at Swakopmund on Thursday.