#73: Outapi town

Namibia is one of the driest countries in sub-Saharan Africa. There are very strong fluctuations in precipitation and temperature, which are challenging. Vegetation and land are overexploited due to livestock farming. No proper rain

Water management refers to the activities of analysing and monitoring water resources, as well as developing and implementing measures to keep the state of a water resource within what has been negotiated as desirable bounds (Pahl-Wostl, 2015).

Pahl-Wostl, C. (2015). Water Governance in the Face of Global Change—From Understanding to Transformation. Wiesbaden: Springer International Publishing.

is in place, and coordination is missing; rain water management is not included in urban land use planning.  Overall, there is no understanding of environmental issues.  In Outapi, there are two institutions with  regulatory power: State-official (e.g. Council) government, and traditional, local royalty.