Namibia commits to fighting desertification

President Hage Geingob has reaffirmed Namibia’s commitment to combating the effects of climate change, particularly desertification.

He said this at the fifteenth conference of parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, which started in Ivory Coast on Monday.

Geingob said because 30% of Namibia’s land surface is desert, it imposes a huge responsibility on the country to…