Peter joyce is the author of more than 30 travel and leisure titles on southern africa, including beautiful south africa, this is botswana and this is namibia, published by random house struik. Whether youre getting a taste of the sheer scale and beauty of the place from one of the lookouts, or hiking for five days to immerse yourself in its multifaceted charm, fish river canyon is a special place. United nations support to health sector plan ndp4 mohss. Fourth national development plan ndp4 2012 20162017. Tisan tertiary institutes sports association of namibia s. Industrialised namibia path to vision 2030 025 figure 7. Celebrating prezis teacher community for teacher appreciation week. Page 1 of 8 republic of namibia performance agreement national planning commission the contracting parties this performance agreement hereinafter referred to as pa is entered into between the government of the republic of namibia hereinafter referred to as grn or government represented by the president, h.
Namibias hdi value and rank namibias hdi value for 2017 is 0. Ndp 5 recognises infrastructure, increased productivity in agriculture, skills development and local industry development through local procurement support as game changers. However, at the time of ndp5s unveiling, namibian conditions were less than conducive for such an auspicious launch. Namibias fourth national development plan 2012 to 201617. Secondly, ndp4 implementa on requires the full par cipa on of all namibians. Namibia statistics agency nsa, namibia entered a new era of opportunity for statistical development. The csp will guide the banks support for the implementation of namibias priorities as articulated in the fourth national development plan ndp4 for the period 2012201617. Economic planning minister tom alweendo has called for concerted efforts to make the fifth national development plan, ndp5, a success. The systematic change in paradigm also encourages local people to take local action to promote local economic development. Jun 06, 2017 we tackle the following issues with economic planning minister and directorgeneral to the national planning commission, tom alweendo in studio this week. Alweendo, who is the national planning commission directorgeneral, made the appeal in a statement delivered on his behalf during a regional consultative meeting on ndp5 held at eenhana in the ohangwena region on wednesday. Namibia is an upper middleincome country with a good track record of macroeconomic management. Namibia is endowed with abundant natural resources such as wildlife, fisheries, forestry, minerals as well as a solar and wind regime that is suitable for renewable energy. The city has modern road, rail and airport infrastructure and thus easily accessible on land via well maintained road and rail network and air, as well as by sea via its harbour port towns.
In sequence, ndp5 will be the third five year implementation vehicle towards vision 2030. Just over 29 years since independence, namibia is a peaceful and multicultural country, with a population of 2. Explore fish river canyon holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Very easy read, understandable descriptions and the pictures are great. The sector continued to be the lead employment creator with 27. Fourth national development plan ndp4 2012 20162017 the ndp4 is the fourth plan of seven development plans that will us towards achieving vision 2030.
The fifth national development plan ndp5 is the 5th ndp in the series of a total of seven 7 national developmnet plans that are to implement and achieve the objectives and aspirations of namibia s long term vision vision 2030. A fellow traveler purchased it in a local craft mall in windhoek. The country has the 3 rd highest gdp per capita in the region. The ndp4 is the fourth plan of seven development plans that will us towards achieving vision 2030. Firstly, this is a higherlevel plan, characterized by fewer and more carefully selected and sequenced goals and associated target values.
Namibia s vast, largely unspoilt landscape, diverse people and fascinating history lends itself to all kinds of stories being written about it. Children, namibia, southern africa, women by dianne hubbard, 31 july 2012 column namibias fourth national development plan ndp4 contains praiseworthy strategies aimed at children, but scant treatment of women. View namibian archaeology research papers on academia. Unlike its predecessors, the fifth national development plan ndp5, can be considered a more inclusive national policy document, as its agenda is being developed by stakeholders themselves. How is national development plan 1 namibia abbreviated. In order to achieve the desired outcome set in ndp4, namibia would have to. Therefore, a conscious decision was taken to focus energy and resources on areas with the greatest potential to impact development challenges. It also ensures that causes of environmental and resource degradation are addressed.
The fourth national development plan ndp4 created about 712 000 jobs against the target of 900 000 in 2014. Between 1990 and 2017, namibias hdi value increased from 0. The country had achieved uppermiddleincome status in 2009 but, sharp inequalities remain, as evidenced in access to basic services, especially for poor, rural and remote areas. Namibia s military was born from the integration of the formerly belligerent peoples liberation army of namibia plan. Namibias military was born from the integration of the formerly belligerent peoples liberation army of namibia plan, military wing of the south west african people. In order to realize this, ndp4 included preparation of a national logistics master plan that provides a detailed future image of namibia as an international logistics and distribution centre and identifies key policy measures and actions to be taken to promote and invite logistics industries in namibia. The namibian defence force was created when south west africa gained full independence from south africa in 1990. Although the ndp4 coincided with the highest average annual growth rate compared to any of the previous fiveyear plans since independence in 1990, the outcomes of the plan fell well short of its goals to ameliorate unemployment and promote prosperity in addition to missing a host of other ambitious targets, says du plessis. The opm advised that the new strategic plans should be aligned with the goals and focus areas of ndp5 as well as the harambee prosperity plan. The overall goals of ndp4 are high and sustained economic growth, employment creation.
It is also available as a concise leaflet and complete document. Nevertheless, the country continues to be confronted by poverty and high levels of unemployment and inequality. Fourth national development plan ndp4 2012 20162017 download. Ndp4 great for children, disappointing for women tagged. Ndp1 stands for national development plan 1 namibia. Ideally situated between the kalahari and the south atlantic, namibia is one of the youngest countries in africa. Waterbird numbers at count sites in namibia, 2001200 4 january and july sites couverts et effectifs des oiseau x deau en namibie, 20012004 janvier et juillet. Cp2002 namibia list of commonly used country acronyms 3 r reduce, reuse and recycle principle acbp association on capacity building programme. We tackle the following issues with economic planning minister and directorgeneral to the national planning commission, tom alweendo in studio this week. Namibia, the administrative seat, commercial hub and engine of namibias economy.
The health status of namibia has increased steadily since independence, and the government does have focus on health in the country and seeks to make health service upgrades. I also saw this book for sale in english and other languages at most every book stand. Windhoek is literally southern africas gate way to the sadc community. The late british author and journalist christopher. Launch of namibias fifth national development plan ndp5. National plans ndp 4 national planning commission of. Ndp4 executive summary by johannes eita aipanda issuu. Namibias history of dispossession, the resulting levels of poverty and. It is a vision that will take namibia from the present into the future. The various cultures, spectacular landscape and wildlife make namibia a photographers dream.
Ndp4 failed to create enough jobs business namibian sun. The ndp4 is differentiated from its three predecessors by a number of. The ndp4 is differentiated from its three predecessors by a number of focus issues. Namibia cahf centre for affordable housing finance africa. Throughout ndp4, namibia enjoyed strong and sustained average economic growth of 4. Windhoek the next five years could see huge investments in the expansion of the port of walvis bay, which. In this regard, it is the policywriting process itself that leaves some level of. The project is not likely to have significant adverse. Pdf on dec 14, 2016, herbert jauch and others published the need for a. In conclusion, i entrust the ndp4 to the namibian people and have all. Children, namibia, southern africa, women by dianne hubbard, 31 july 2012 column namibia s fourth national development plan ndp4 contains praiseworthy strategies aimed at children, but scant treatment of women. A solid legislative and institutional foundation is now in place to enable the building of a strong and sustainable national statistics system nss for namibia which supports the attainment of goals set. Ndp1 national development plan 1 namibia acronymfinder.
Ndp 4 launch national planning commission of namibia. Firstly, this is a higherlevel plan, characterised by fewer and more carefully selected and sequenced goals and associated target values. Unicef annual report 2016 namibia executive summary namibias political environment remained stable in 2016. The csp will guide the banks support for the implementation of namibia s priorities as articulated in the fourth national development plan ndp4 for the period 2012201617. Ndp1 is defined as national development plan 1 namibia rarely. Recognizing that namibias levels of unemployment and inequality remain disturbingly high and stubborn pockets of poverty persist, ndp4 places renewed emphasis on. Although the ndp4 coincided with the highest average annual growth rate compared to any of the previous fiveyear plans since independence in 1990, the outcomes of the plan fell. Republic of namibia namibias fourth national development. Namibias ranking is expected to increase from third posi on in subsaharan africa for 201112, with an overall ranking of 3. Recognizing that namibia s levels of unemployment and inequality remain disturbingly high and stubborn pockets of poverty persist, ndp4 places renewed emphasis on. The constitution of namibia defines the role of the military as defending the territory and national interests. It was easy to follow along during our 2week stay in namibia. Extracts from the keynote address by president hage geingob on the occasion of the launching of namibias fifth national development plan, 31 may 2017.
Unescounevoc international centre for technical and vocational education and training october, 2015 validated by. Pdf on jan 1, 2001, simmons re and others published namibia find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. As a guidance to achieve this goal, the institute for health metrics and evaluation ihme and world health organization who recently published the report namibia. Pages in category namibian writers the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. Pdf the need for a developmental state intervention in nambia.
Namibia vision 2030 presents a clear view of where we are, where we want to go from here, and over what time frame. Industry performance over the ndp3 period 1 appendix 5. To download a pdf version of the full 2019 namibia country profile, click here namibia is located on the western coast of southern africa, bordering south africa, botswana, zambia and angola. Invest in namibia investment climate and opportunities. Archives select month december 2019 october 2019 june 2018 november 2017 september 2017 july 2017 june 2017 may 2017 february 2017 december 2016 october 2016 september 2016 june 2016 may 2016 april 2016 december 2015 october 2015 september 2015 june 2015 may. National plans ndp 4 national planning commission of namibia. Ndp 4 is a higherlevel plan, characterized by fewer and more carefully selected and sequenced goals and associated target values. These include the role that agriculture is expected to play in the attainment of the fourth national development plan ndp4 strategic objectives, as well as vision. Namibia cahf centre for affordable housing finance. I remember writing a letter to the directorgeneral of the national. Namibias vast, largely unspoilt landscape, diverse people and fascinating history lends itself to all kinds of stories being written about it.