Climate action to become legal duty
Namibia is planning to make climate change action a legal duty for its government. This change would come through proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is currently developing the bill. These updates will also include changes to environmental clearance requirements. The ministry is addressing several issues identified over a recent period.
Namibia plans to make climate change action a legal duty across the government under proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act, alongside changes to environmental clearance requirements. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is developing a bill to amend the act and address a range of issues identified by the ministry over the past […] The post Climate action to become legal duty appeared first on The Namibian .