Navigating Weather Shocks: Challenges and Investing to Strengthen Agriculture Resilience in Namibia
Selected Issues Papers, July 11, 2025
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- Authors: Chen Chen, Ankita Goel, Koralai Kirabaeva, Nooman Rebei, Hajime Takizawa
- Published: July 11, 2025
- Series: Selected Issues Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229017497.018
Summary and context
- Publication date: July 11, 2025
- Authors: Chen Chen, Ankita Goel, Koralai Kirabaeva, Nooman Rebei, Hajime Takizawa
- Series: Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/091; Volume: 2025; Issue: 091; Pages: 15
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229017497.018
- Stock No: SIPEA2025091
- ISBN: 9798229017497
- ISSN: 2958-7875
- Core focus: Namibia’s vulnerabilities to weather shocks (droughts and changes in rainfall patterns), economic and fiscal implications, and public investment strategies to strengthen agricultural resilience.
Major findings: vulnerabilities and recent impacts
- Namibia’s arid climate makes it highly susceptible to severe weather shocks.
- The prolonged drought in 2023–24 caused a sharp decline in crop yields and exacerbated food insecurity.
- The paper documents Namibia’s vulnerabilities to future weather shocks, including droughts and changes in rainfall patterns.
Economic and fiscal implications
- The paper discusses potential economic and fiscal implications arising from weather shocks (droughts and changing rainfall patterns).
- Climate-induced economic losses can worsen food insecurity and have fiscal consequences for public spending.
Public investment strategies and recommended interventions
- Investing in agricultural resilience can mitigate climate-induced economic losses and improve food security.
- Specific public investment strategies highlighted include:
- Water infrastructure
- Drought-resistant crops
- Farmer insurance schemes
Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject areas: Agricultural sector, Climate change, Economic sectors, Environment, Expenditure, Food security, Natural disasters, Poverty, Public investment spending
- Keywords: adaptation investment; Agricultural Resilience; Agricultural sector; arid climate; Climate Change; Drought; drought-resistant crop; Food Security; Global; Namibia; Natural disasters; paper documents Namibia's vulnerability; Public Investment; Public investment spending; Sub-Saharan Africa; weather shock
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