OKANKOLO: The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)’s head of rural water supply and sanitation in Oshikoto, Stevenson Tuukondjele said that by the look of things, they might experience water crises worse than last year. Tuukondjele said that residents of the Eengodi, Okankolo and Nehale lyaMpingana constituencies in the Oshikoto Region might experience...
December 26, 2024
Tag: scarcity
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Gobabis residents face water rationing amid nationwide water scarcity
The lack of water is being felt almost nationwide. Due to poor rainfall in the catchments, Gobabis residents will now experience water rationing. This has affected water sources like Otjivero Dam, which supplies water to Gobabis. The municipality and NamWater have been left with no other choice but to control the water supply, starting on...
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Namibia: City of Windhoek Nears Declaration of Category D, Severe Water Scarcity
The City of Windhoek is on the brink of declaring a Category D Severe Water Scarcity, following an alarming announcement by Dieter Tolke, Engineering Technician: Water at the City of Windhoek. Despite the declaration of Category C Water Scarcity in June 2023, the city is now facing an even more severe water crisis in line...
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Windhoek to soon be forced to move into Category D severe Water Scarcity stage
Staff Reporter “WINDHOEK is facing a water shortage situation, declared as Category C Water Scarcity since June 2023 and will soon be forced to declare a more severe Category (D Severe Water Scarcity), in line with the Council’s adopted Water Management Plan (2019). The shift to Category D Severe Water Scarcity will require the City...
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Water scarcity is the song of the day: Ya Ndakolo
Oshikoto Governor, Penda Ya Ndakolo, has urged contractors who are constructing roads in the region to drill boreholes and rehabilitate burrow pits into earth dams for their construction work. Ya Ndakolo said this during a courtesy visit from a representative of the Roads Authority (RA), Harley Simasiku, to the governor’s office about the labour-based construction...
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Minister Schlettwein advocates water reuse to tackle Kunene Region’s water scarcity
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, said the water reuse method is an approach that can be taken in Kunene to address the water shortage in the region. Schlettwein said this at the joint commemoration of World Wetlands Day and World Water Day in Opuwo. Wetlands are ecosystems that contain water...
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Desalination plants to help combat drought and water scarcity – Windhoek Observer
Niël Terblanché In a pioneering effort to tackle the severe drought conditions afflicting the Kunene Region, regional authorities have announced the formation of a task team dedicated to exploring the viability of desalination plants. This initiative, aimed at purifying the region’s salty or brackish groundwater, promises renewed hope for the communities and livestock struggling with...