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• Value of land-in communal sector
• Cultural norms present a barrier. Some people stick to what they know even when it does not work.
• Lack of appropriate technologies and funding to acquire them.
• Lack of access to insurance options
• Lack of political will – the Permanent Secretary is a critical stakeholder, but he or she may have
personal agendas and may change (hence the need for continual awareness-raising).
• Political consistency/institutional memory
• Ministerial co-ordination and policy harmonisation
• Lack of development loans to encourage changes in livelihoods such as agro-tourism
Have incentive mechanisms have been used in Namibia in the land use sector
• Communal area conservancy
Namibian National Report on the Energy Sector– Mitigation
Presentation by Dr. Detlof von Oertzen, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia
Accessible and reliable energy is the key to economic growth and must be addressed when considering efforts
to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Primary energy carriers for Namibia include liquid fuels, biomass,
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), hydro and renewables, which provide energy for manufacturing, power
generation and electricity. There are a number of possible measures to lower emissions in the energy sector.
In the transport sector, possible measures include enhancing the fuel efficiency of the national fleet; providing
incentives for fuel switching to LPG and biofuels; and increasing the application of energy efficiency
measures. In the electricity sector, measures could include improving energy efficiency and demand-side
management; hydro-electric generation schemes; increased use of renewables such as biomass, wind, solar,
geothermal and wave; increased use of natural gas; and possibly increased use of clean coal. There are a
number of issues and concerns to be considered when assessing investment and financial flows for Namibia.
Energy needs to be treated as a crosscutting economy-wide theme and should be reflected in Vision 2030 and
other policy documents. There are also problems with feeding in energy into the overall network. In addition,
little is done to provide incentives for foreign investments in the energy sector. Namibia needs to make the
energy sector more productive, provide incentives to reward smart production and attract new investors.
Working Group Discussion on the Energy Sector
What tools do you consider as most appropriate or desirable for Namibia: taxes and charges, financial incentives, voluntary
agreements, information instruments, tradable permits, research and development, etc
• Carbon tax would be useful to encourage movement away from fossil fuels and towards more
energy-efficient options;
• Voluntary agreements;
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