Namibia today joins the international community in marking World Space Week under the theme “Rocket Revolution”, highlighting the growing role of space science and technology in addressing global challenges and advancing human development.
The National Council Standing Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources has called for the review of the disaster risk management policy to address bottlenecks that prevent the timely implementation of disaster relief programmes.
The Kongola Constituency is assessing and preparing to respond to emerging flood challenges along the Kwando River.
This follows reports of rising water levels that have already affected agricultural activities in Singalamwe.
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.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has recorded 1,2 million hectares of land burnt by wildfires, totalling 1,300 fire outbreaks countrywide in 2025.
The Zambezi Region is facing a double-barreled disaster following the outbreak of locusts in some areas.
The region is already dealing with worsening floods that have displaced residents, and schools have been closed.
The flood situation in the Zambezi Region appears to be under control, based on the latest updates from authorities on the ground.
City of Windhoek Communications Manager Harold Akwenye has clarified that relocating flood victims to Farm 508 was an emergency measure meant to protect those individuals from immediate flood danger.
Emergency Response teams in the ||Kharas Region conducted a simulation exercise to test and enhance effective coordination in emergency readiness and response.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on regional councillors and traditional leaders to urgently register flood victims whose mahangu fields are submerged in water.
The call follows the president's visit to flood relocation centres in the Ohangwena region.
