Namibia

The Republic of Namibia formally joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) as a State Partner in 2025, fully endorsing the Coalition’s Framework and its Strategy 2030. By joining, Namibia commits to taking meaningful action to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), including methane, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), in alignment with its broader environmental, climate, and sustainable development objectives.

Namibia has identified several priority areas to advance SLCP mitigation and strengthen near-term climate action. These include targeted interventions across key emitting sectors, consistent with the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submitted in 2023. In the agriculture sector, Namibia is transitioning from traditional free-range livestock systems to feedlots, aiming to reduce methane emissions from enteric fermentation. To address black carbon, the country is implementing comprehensive fire management plans to control uncontrolled burning practices.

In the waste sector, Namibia is working to recover landfill gas for electricity generation and has set a target to reduce open burning of waste by 25% by 2030. It is also installing new reticulation systems to improve wastewater management, limiting methane and black carbon emissions. Within the energy and transport sectors, Namibia is promoting green hydrogen to lower soot and sulphur emissions from vehicles and is preparing for future fossil fuel activities by prioritizing emissions management. In the residential sector, Namibia is enhancing access to renewable electricity to substitute for fuelwood and candles, thereby reducing indoor air pollution and black carbon emissions. Additionally, the country is improving refrigerant management by recovering gases from retiring equipment and introducing low-global warming potential alternatives in new cooling systems, aligning with best practices on HFC phase-down and climate-friendly cooling.

Namibia is already advancing work consistent with SLCP mitigation. The country is implementing measures outlined in its NDC, strengthening institutional frameworks, and investing in projects that deliver co-benefits for climate, health, and biodiversity—such as robust anti-poaching initiatives to protect rhinos and preserve critical ecosystems. Through its partnership with the CCAC, Namibia seeks technical cooperation and policy support to integrate SLCP objectives into national climate strategies, build institutional and technical capacity, and accelerate implementation of targeted measures across priority sectors—thereby securing immediate climate, health, and socio-economic benefits for its people.