Residents of Khomasdal and Otjomuise have been urged to strengthen household and community disaster preparedness as Windhoek commemorates the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
With the Southern African Development Community (SADC) facing a potentially severe El Niño during the 2026/2027 rainy season, the 16-member bloc is advancing proactive disaster risk governance and resilience building.
The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, is calling for political leaders across Southern Africa to back climate science with funding, warning that early-warning systems cannot protect communities if governments fail to finance them.
The Mariental Municipality has launched its first Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy and Action Plan for 2026 to 2030, aimed at strengthening resilience against floods, droughts, veld fires and other climate-related hazards. The strategy was officially launched by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Friday.
Mariental Municipality has taken the lead to strengthen urban resilience through the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) under the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare stressed that disasters are not merely acts of nature but often the result of human choices.
Dr. Ngurare was speaking during the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in the capital.
In a move to foster urban resilience, the Mariental Municipality, in collaboration with United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction and the GIZ Resilience Initiative Africa, hosted a workshop to strengthen local capacity for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
