STAFF WRITER
NAMIBIA and India have made a commitment to partner in various fields including health, agriculture, cybersecurity, culture, digital transformation, geology, energy.
This comes after Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi paid a one day state visitor to Namibia on Wednesday and was hosted by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
He was accompanied by a high powered delegation including several ministers. “ Through the Joint Commission of Cooperation (JCC), between our two countries we will
oversee and monitor the implementation of the MOU’s we have signed and identify other areas of cooperation.
“The signing of several bilateral Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding, between the two countries, further testifies to the strong and deepening relations between our two countries.
We welcome the conclusion of agreements and commitments made today through the following instruments,” Nandi Ndaitwah said during a luncheon hosted for Modi.
The Namibian President sais the signed Framework Agreement on the Coalition for Disaster Resilient and Infrastructure (CDRI) will help her country find long term solutions to the challenges associated with climate change. “Namibia bearing witness to the adverse effects of climate change through the ravaging droughts remains fully committed to enhancing agricultural productivity while mitigating the impacts of climate change. By exploring climate-smart practices which are critical interventions to build climate resilience and improve food security,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said.
The two countries also entered into the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA), a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on promoting the development and adoption of sustainable biofuels worldwide by positioning biofuels as a key component in the global energy transition,” she said.
The two countries also signed key agreements on Cooperation in Cyber Security. “India continues to contribute to the capacity building of our citizens by providing training in
various fields, including security and diplomatic training. An example of this is the launch of India-Namibia Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (INCEIT) in collaboration with the Faculty of Computing at the University of Science and Technology Namibia which seeks to narrow Namibia’s digital divide,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said.
She said Namibia appreciates India’s continued support in enhancing our public health systems, notably with the anticipated delivery of the Bhabhatron Radiotherapy Machine and anti-malaria medicines.
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