National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia
Year of publication
2010
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Flooding, Sea-level rise
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
Southern Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
B
Gender marker
B
Human rights marker
B
Various sectors in the country are vulnerable to climate change [...]) disaster response which includes infrastructure, settlements and habitation, migration, and the coastal zone. [...] The resulting increases in sea levels will likely cause flooding and displacement of human communities that live close to the sea.