Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
Namibia
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Drones Survey African Wildlife
In collaboration with a nature reserve in Namibia, researchers funded by the SNSF are developing a new approach to counting animals: combining drone flights and automated image analysis. In collaboration
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Namibia: Namigreen Ramps Up Efforts to Rid the Country of e-Waste
Electronics Waste (Ewaste) company, NamiGreen in a move of creating local jobs, while doing something good for the environment is ramping up efforts to rid the country of it's e-waste. The company which
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Influenza A H1N1 kills one of the five victims
WINDHOEK – A 45-year-old man from Rehoboth has died of Influenza A H1N1 on Friday, the Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed. The deceased is from the five laboratory-confirmed cases that
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Namibia's Giant Baobab Trees Are Dying, Climate Change Blamed
Windhoek — Namibia's oldest and largest trees, the baobabs, some of which have lived for 1,700 years, have begun dying in the last 13 years, leaving scientists stunted. Scientists who have been researching
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Liberia: Health Authorities Respond to Four Cases of Lassa Fever
Monrovia – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) is responding to Lassa fever outbreak in the country. According to a release issued
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Namibia’s giant baobab trees are dying, climate change blamed
WINDHOEK – Namibia’s oldest and largest trees, the baobabs, some of which have lived for 1,700 years, have begun dying in the last 13 years, leaving scientists stunted. Scientists who have been researching
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Malaria control across borders: quasi-experimental evidence from the Trans-Kunene malaria initiative (TKMI)
<p>The transmission of malaria through population inflows from highly endemic areas with limited control efforts poses major challenges for national malaria control programmes. Several multilateral programmes
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Assessing the evidence: migration, environment and climate change in Namibia
This report contextualizes the migration-environment nexus in Namibia, mapping an overview of the country's current situation and analyzing existing policy frameworks in order to provide reccomendations
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Confirmed Omusati Hepatitis E cases now 11
ONGWEDIVA – Confirmed Hepatitis E cases in Omusati stand at 11 and not 10 cases as was recently reported. According to a report released by the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the number of suspected
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Namibia seeks innovative ways to address human-wildlife conflict
KHORIXAS – Namibia is currently developing a project proposal for innovative solutions to human wildlife conflict, which will soon be submitted to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for funding consideration.