Goal
The natural resources within the Okavango Delta and the connected water reservoirs remain protected from oil drilling and/or fracking.
Protect Resources & Indigenous Seeds
Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia
| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Upper moderate Find out more |
| Progress status | No progress See progress details |
| Targeted location | Sub-national - Kavango East and Kavango West in particular, but also other regions of Namibia where concerns arise. |
| Targeted population | Overall population (all ages, both sexes) |
| Duration | April, 2020 - December, 2040 |
Goal action plan
Advocate together with members and partners in person and online on various levels to prevent Recon Africa from continuing the 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.
Progress
Indicator
| Primary indicator | Oil Exploration In The Okavango And Other Risky Endeavours Have Been Prevented. |
|---|---|
| Indicator monitor | Media Reports + see: https://savetheokavango.com & https://fb.watch/dggk9LM9Oi & https://www.nafsan.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ReconAfrica_A4lowres.pdf |
Reports
| Stage | Measurement Date | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 2021 | Recon Africa is still exploring and considers fracking | |
| Progress report | June 2024 | Recon Africa still exploring, while in-situ uranium leaching is considered in another major aquifer in the East of Namibia |
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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| Target | December, 2040 | Oil drilling and mining in sensitive areas prevented |
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
