Communities are being urged to devise mechanisms to mitigate natural disasters such as floods and droughts.

This call was made by the Director for Risk Management in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hellen Likando, at the closing of the recently concluded induction workshop for regional governors.

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.

There has been a significant contribution from the agriculture sector to Gross Domestic Product over the past years.

This was said by the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein when he addressed his staff and stakeholders.