The United Nations (UN) could look into providing Namibia with expertise to be able to deal with the impact of drought and other natural disasters.

This was said by the United Nations Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Niño/La Niña Response, Reena Ghelani, during a courtesy call on President Nangolo Mbumba at State House.

Ghelani says her visit to Namibia is thus to assess Namibia's needs and programmes, which need further support.

She applauded the local communities for their resilience and for not sitting idle and waiting.

The office of the UN Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Niño/La Niña Response was created after the COP27 meeting in 2022 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

It works alongside the members of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, and other partners and international financial institutions.

This is to coordinate an effective response to the humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis and El Niño in the countries most at risk.

President Nangolo Mbumba said Namibia stands to learn and understand the best practices from other countries that are equally affected.

Recent reports from the Office of the Prime Minister on the drought situation reveal that approximately 1.4 million people are projected to face food insecurity in the months ahead.

President Mbumba said this is a difficult condition to be in, particularly in rural areas.

The Head of State thanked the international community for the support it has provided Namibia so far.