Namibia’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution 2021.

Namibia’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution 2021 presents a pledge to reduce emissions from 89% to 91% by 2030.
The mitigation contribution from Namibia is in the form of a reduction in GHG emissions compared to a businessas-usual (BAU) baseline over the period 2015-2030. According to the analysis, mitigation measures identified within the AFOLU (Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use) sector account for the highest proportion, these include afforestation/reduce deforestation, restoration of grassland, planting trees in agroforestry and urban forest. In the Energy sector measures include renewable energy initiatives (solar water heater, hydropower). In the waste sector Namibia focuses on increase Recycling of plastic waste and e-waste, organic waste.
Adaptation measures in the water sector include: provide full support for integrated water resources management in Namibia; establish best practice systems for improving the efficiency of water use particularly in irrigation; coordinate use of surface and groundwater resources and artificially increase the recharge rate of groundwater aquifers to reduce evaporation; improve water demand management, particularly at the local level and in the agricultural, industrial, mining and tourism sectors; prioritize seawater desalination Provide full support for integrated water resources management. In the agriculture field Namibia promotes diversification of crops; development of improved crop varieties that adapt to climate change; enhancing access to farming inputs (i.e. seed and fertilizer) availability and maintain consistency in yields; promote protected cultivation and improved planting methods for enhancing water use efficiency and crop productivity; enhance integrated pest management as an ecosystem approach to crop production and protection. For forestry Forestry Namibia envisages restoration of the savanna through bush thinning for increased land productivity, improved food security, improved groundwater recharge and increased biodiversity, and bush biomass utilisation and value addition (Bush based animal feed production, biochar application, drought resilience, improved food security, bush-to-energy, employment & income creation), and support agroforestry interventions to ensure food security. Coastal zone management and fisheries promotes rehabilitation of wetlands and estuaries, introduce legislation to reduce property and infrastructure development in environmentally sensitive areas and areas at risk of sea-level rise to reduce pollution and conserve marine ecosystem. The last sector is disaster risk management and actions are focused on supporting community based adaptation practices in both rural and urban areas, and disaster risk mapping and data collection.