Namibia is currently developing a national water sector support program to bring about an integrated nationwide water supply system at a cost of N$10 billion over the next five years.

This was said by the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, at a three-day regional conference on hydrology and water coordination at Swakopmund.

Schlettwein says that the supply system is made up of a network of infrastructures for producing and distributing water, with the aim of supplying sufficient amounts of usable water up until 2037.

However, he says that, because of the geographically dispersed landmass, demand centers are frequently located in remote areas that are far from sustainable water sources.

He says the demand is estimated to almost double in the next five years, hence the need to develop additional sources through the desalination of seawater, for which the plans have progressed.

In general, he concluded that Namibia has sufficient water to meet the 2030 goal.

Currently, Namibia is relying on three types of water resources: groundwater, surface water, and now additional desalinated water.

He further says that the developed infrastructure for the secure provision of bulk water to centers of demand connects various resources, purifies raw water, and transports lean water to consumers.