A presentation prepared for the Africa Youth Summit at the COP17 in Durban, November 2011. The persentation covers the youth outreach and action programme developed and implemented under the Africa Adaptation Project Namibia (Ministry of Environment and Tourism and UNDP)

1. Africa Adaptation Programme
Namibia
Youth Action in Namibia!!!
COP17/CMP7 Africa Youth Summit
Justine Braby and Asellah David
Integrated Environmental Consultants Namibia Durban, South Africa
28 November – 02 December 2011
Africa Adaptation Programme; Supporting Intergrated and Comprehensive
Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa.

2. United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
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3. Namibia will
get hotter!
Heavy rainfall
leading to
Sea-level rise and flooding, -
coastal erosion possible
droughts in
some areas
DRFN and Climate Systems Analysis Group. 2008. The Vulnerability and
Adaptation Assessment. Prepared for the Ministry of Environment and
Tourism. 3

4. Why is Namibia vulnerable?
4

5. Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP)
• 2 year programme to support development of
national adaptation framework
• Coordinated by the Ministry of Environment
and Tourism (MET), designated on behalf of
the Government as authority for Namibia on
CC issues

6. www.youthclimate-namibia.com
www.facebook.com/youthclimat
enamibia

7. Multi-media School Competition
TARGET GROUP: School-going teenagers
RELEVANT AGENTS: Schools
BASIC CONCEPT: Teenagers are given the opportunity to write essay/take photo/short
video of their impressions of climate change in Namibia, top three pictures win a
prize, prize-award ceremony could be held in conjunction with the Youth Conference
OUTPUT: To create basic awareness and induce interest into climate change threats in
Namibia

8. Urban Indigenous Poultry Pilot Project
Young Achievers Empowerment
Project

9. Urban Gardening Pilot Project
Physically Active
Youth

10. Namibia CCA Youth
Conference 2011

16. Thank you!!!