The natural resources within the Okavango Delta and the connected water reservoirs remain protected from oil drilling and/or fracking.
Description
This intervention entails advocacy on various levels by NAFSAN, together with its members and partners, both in person and online, to prevent Recon Africa from continuing its very risky and questionable efforts to drill and/or frack for oil in the highly sensitive Okavango Delta area in northern Namibia, which is connected to several water basins that lead into central Namibia. Other very risky mining efforts that threaten water supply and other resources also need to be prevented to protect the lives of people and the environment, whereby NAFSAN (and its members and partners) plays an important advocacy role in this regard.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Protect resources and indigenous seeds
Description
Promote the local production of organic and climate-resistant foods, as well as indigenous seeds, and actively protect key natural resources, such as water
GNR assessment
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Verified
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| SMARTness index |
Upper moderate
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Details
| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Policy >
Food supply chain
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Oil exploration in the Okavango Delta and other risky endeavours have been prevented. |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | No | 2021 |
| Target | Yes | December 2040 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | No progress | June 2024 |
No Progress
The report indicates a lack of progress towards the target, though the end date had not been reached at the time of progress assessment.
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