NAMIBIA


Some useful links:



GENERAL


...Namibia at a glance
.....Namibia Express

...Latest NEWS, Republic of Namibia

... Republic of Namibia - TENDERS

...Index on Africa
.....Namibia; Culture; Economy; News; Tourism

...UNDP in Namibia:
.....United Nations Development Programme)
.....Introduction; The Programme; UNDP Themes; Sectoral Intervention;
........(Development Planning, Aid Coordination and Management;
........Education; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Health;
........Housing, Social Conditions and Equity; Human Resources
........Development and Employment)
.....UNDP and Coordination



COMMUNICATIONS, WWW - World Wide Web

...A message from the President
.....H.E. Sam NUJOMA, President of the Republic of Namibia
.....since its independence in 1990


...Useful Addresses:
.....Ministries; Banks; Airlines; Hotels;
.....Namibian (Overseas) Trade Representatives and Diplomatic Missions

...
...Namibia On Line
.....Cablevision

USAID Leland Initiative
.....Africa Global Information Infrastructure Project
........Namibia Country Page, including:
..........related USAID information
..........related ISP and Telecommunication Information
..........related Development Information

...IWWN - Internet World Wide Namibia
.....general information

...IWWN - Namibia Pages


...Network Startup Resource Center

...Embassy of the Republic of Namibia, Washington, D.C., USA



EDUCATION

...Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism Home Page

...EDUCATION Sites,
..... compiled by IWWN - Internet World Wide Namibia

...The Rossing Foundation Annual Report - 1995



AGRICULTURE

...Introduction to Namibia and Its Agricultural Sector
.....FAO Namibia Country Report

...National Goals, Policies, Programmes and Legislation
.....FAO Namibia Country Report (on plant genetic resources)



FISHERIES

...NAMIBIA: Fish industry standards needed now
.....Walvis Bay, November 20, 1995 (AIA/Tabby Moyo)

...NAMIBIA: Fishing quotas cut
.....Walvis Bay, June 23, 1995 (AIA/Tabby Moyo)



MINING

African Mining
.....journal

...Namibia - Mining Industry
.....MBendi Information for Africa

...Namibian Diamond Mining Industry
.....MBendi Information for Africa

...Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd
.....NAMIBIA: Police get tough on diamond smugglers
.....Windhoek, November 26, 1993 (Joshua Amupadhi/AIA)

Diamond Mining off Southern Africa, 1963/5


ENERGY
...Oil and Gas - Search Holds Promise
.....four large basins have been identified off Namibia:
.....Orange [Kudu gas find], Luderitz, Walvis and Namibe




PORTS

...NAMIBIA: Assessing regional role for Walvis Bay
.....Windhoek, March 20, 1995 (AIA/Protasius Ndauendapo)

... NAMIBIA: Dispute over assets at Walvis Bay
.....Windhoek, March 2, 1994 (Johshua Amupadhi.AIA)



WATER
also see under: Environment


ENVIRONMENT

The Namibian - GREEN BEAT
..........Namibia and the Environment
..........Articles about the Environment in Namibia's leading newspaper

...Water Fight
..........World Press Review, August, 1997

...Southern Africa's Oasis May Turn to Dust
..........The Christian Science Monitor, July 22, 1997

...Article by Frauke Jensen, Windhoek for Reuter
..........dated July 1, 1997 concerning 1997 drought conditions


... Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism Home Page

...NAMIBIA: Enviroteach aims at grassroots environmental education
.....Windhoek, November 14, 1994 (AIA/Antony Sguazzin)

... Southern Africa: Drought
.....Appeal No. 04/95 (to Southern Africa's National Red Cross Societies):
.....Summary; Background; Country Analysis
.....(Namibia on pp.5-7); Budget Summary; Conclusion

...Namibia Climate Charts
.....Monthly Temperature, Rainfall, Sunshine and Humidity for Windhoek
.....by World Travel Guide

... Namibian Passive Margin
.....Offshore depositional history based on NAMCOR seismic data

...Namibia-Coastal Ecosystem
.....Coastal Ecosystem Assessment for Avian Species
.....International Affairs Office, Biological Resources Division, USGS
.....URI Coop.Park Studies Unit + Rossing Foundation

...Damming Namibia
.....By Sarah Russell, Press Officer WWF International, Gland, Switzerland

..."There Will Be No Dam Here."
.....Himba Chief Speaks Out Against Epupa Falls Dam
.....World Rivers Review, v.11, n.2, June 1996

"Tribe May Be Flooded by Progress"
Namibia's proposed dam would inundate Himba tribal land
by Ed O'Loughlin, The Christian Science Monitor,
November 12, 1997:

...part 1 ----- ...part 2



TOURISM

... Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism Home Page


... Central Region of Namibia
.....Ministry of Environment and Tourism

... GORP - Namibia Resource Listings
.....Namibia Features, Trips, Other Links
.....Great Outdoors Recreation Pages, Greer Consulting Services

...Elena Travel Agency
.....A very comprehensive and attractive website

...Namibia: A multimedia travel guide
.....published by Horizon: Summary
.....server set up without public funding by Philippe Billen & Sylvie Defretin

Altavista Namibia References

...Fly Africa Adventures:
.....The Namibia Experience

...The Skeleton Coast of Namibia
.....Schoeman family safari

...Namibia Pages,
.....IWW-Namibia

The Oostdam's Namibia Tour, February, 1998



Initial references compiled by Ben Oostdam, May 18, 1997;
updates and corrections on July 23, 1997; August 9, 1997; November 16, 1997;
reorganized January 17, 1999 (thanks to Carl-Friedrich Kreiner!); September 2, 2000; January 25, 2001

based on literature research as well as WWW search using:
ALTAVISTA and other search-engines
contact: boostdam@hotmail.com COMMENTS or SUGGESTIONS?