News: 2024

Banner for desertification and drought day showing two hands holding each other and a seedling

June 2024: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Germany will host the next Desertification and Drought Day on 17 June 2024 - an event which aims at drawing public attention to the UNCCD.

Seedling emerging from extremely dry soil

May 2024: Namibian President Declares Drought State of Emergency

Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba has declared a national state of emergency due to the worst drought the country has experienced in 100 years.

Researchers standing in front of plot with herbaceous and woody vegetation and taking measurements in a savanna environment

May 2024: UNAM team completes fieldwork assessing the impact of bush control on vegetation

The UNAM team took two BSc students for data collection towards their final year research projects at a bush control site in communal areas of Namibia.

Schematic representation of a drone flying over a rangeland

May 2024: New paper on drone-based models to predict forage supply

PhD student Vistorina Amputu led a study on the spatial and temporal transferability of drone-based models for predicting forage supply in dry rangelands.

Group picture of NamTip researchers holding measuring devices in their hands and with savanna rangeland in the background

March 2024: NamTip researchers complete a successful field campaign in Namibia

NamTip researchers visited the study sites and collected data as part of the main fieldwork campaign of NamTip's second phase.

Group picture showing the NamTip project members and stakeholders

March 2024: Project Kick-Off Meeting in Namibia with local partner and stakeholders

The Kick-Off Meeting of namTip Phase 2 was held in Windhoek, Namibia, with the participation of local project partners and stakeholders

NamTip researchers jointly looking at a map opened on the bonnet of a 4x4 car and in the shade of a tree

Previous News (2023)

News from 2023 can be found here.