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Paper authors	Agrippine Ndemukulunga Nandjaa
In panel on	‘Real’ Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, and Alternatives
Paper presenter(s) will be presenting	In-Person / Online

Abstract

Agricultural production in Namibia is highly susceptible to climatic fluctuations (Government of Namibia 2002), with over two-thirds of the population engaged in subsistence farming and pastoral practices, predominantly on communally held land. Less than 10 percent of the country's land is designated for cultivation, while approximately 75 percent is allocated for grazing purposes (Government of Namibia 2002). Agricultural endeavors account for around 5 percent of the national GDP. Both subsistence farming, primarily involving millet which supports many rural households in northern Namibia, and commercial agriculture focusing on maize, are expected to face adverse effects due to climate change (Government of Namibia 2002). Much of the land utilized for agricultural activities is already marginal, and shifts in rainfall patterns—such as intense downpours followed by prolonged dry periods—alongside changes in rainfall quantity, could render agriculture untenable in these regions (Reid, et al. 2008).

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