Volume 4: Climate Justice and Resource Extractivism (2025)

Climate Justice and Resource Extractivism

This edition brings together articles, case studies, opinion pieces, and public-interest analysis on climate justice, extractivism, green hydrogen, mining, and community struggles in Namibia.

Volume 4: Climate Justice and Resource Extractivism (2025)
Issue Contents

Articles & Documents

17 items

Editorials, Reviews & Reflections

2 articles
the fish that sees its water is getting shallow cannot be stranded: a curatorial essay
Article 01 06 March 2025

the fish that sees its water is getting shallow cannot be stranded: a curatorial essay

Nashilongweshipwe Mushaandja reflects on art, water, fish, ecology, and contemporary Namibian visual culture.

Background: Climate Justice and Resource Extractivism
Article 02 06 March 2025

Background: Climate Justice and Resource Extractivism

Volume 4 background essay introducing climate change, climate justice, and resource extractivism.

Climate Justice & Resource Extractivism

14 articles
Mining and Community Struggles for Economic Justice: A Case Study of Uis
Article 01 06 March 2025

Mining and Community Struggles for Economic Justice: A Case Study of Uis

Herbert Jauch and Lucy Edwards-Jauch examine mining, accountability, and community struggles around Uis.

Namibia’s Sacrificial Zone: A Case Study of Arsenic Poisoning in Tsumeb
Article 02 06 March 2025

Namibia’s Sacrificial Zone: A Case Study of Arsenic Poisoning in Tsumeb

Samuel Schlaefli, assisted by Ester Mbathera, examines arsenic poisoning, mining, and environmental injustice in Tsumeb.

Who Owns Namibia’s Wealth and Natural Resources? A Response to Geingob
Article 03 06 March 2025

Who Owns Namibia’s Wealth and Natural Resources? A Response to Geingob

John B. Nakuta responds to public debates about ownership, oil, wealth, and natural resources in Namibia.

Development for Whom? A Case Study of the Hyphen Hydrogen Project in Namibia
Article 04 06 March 2025

Development for Whom? A Case Study of the Hyphen Hydrogen Project in Namibia

Maximilian Rischer examines socioeconomic and environmental implications of Namibia’s emerging green hydrogen economy.

Derisking of Dependency? A Political-economic Analysis of the Hyphen Hydrogen Project in Namibia
Article 05 06 March 2025

Derisking of Dependency? A Political-economic Analysis of the Hyphen Hydrogen Project in Namibia

Fabio Banet and Armin Hoepfner analyse the financing architecture and political economy of the Hyphen Hydrogen Project.

Uranium Mining and the Stampriet Artesian Basin
Article 06 06 March 2025

Uranium Mining and the Stampriet Artesian Basin

A public-interest document on uranium in-situ leach mining risks in the Stampriet Artesian Basin.

Green Jobs: Pioneering Sustainable Growth and Environmental Stewardship
Article 07 06 March 2025

Green Jobs: Pioneering Sustainable Growth and Environmental Stewardship

Iyaloo Shikongo discusses green jobs as a pathway for sustainable growth and environmental stewardship.

Climate Change Funding to Namibia
Article 08 06 March 2025

Climate Change Funding to Namibia

Bernadette Shalumbu-Shivute examines climate finance, vulnerability, and funding pathways for Namibia.

Exploring Climate Justice through Environmental Adaptation: A Case Study of Namibia
Article 09 06 March 2025

Exploring Climate Justice through Environmental Adaptation: A Case Study of Namibia

Jasper D. Kassoma explores climate justice, adaptation, and equitable resource distribution in Namibia.

Social Justice amidst Climate Change in Namibia’s Community-based Natural Resources Management Programme
Article 10 06 March 2025

Social Justice amidst Climate Change in Namibia’s Community-based Natural Resources Management Programme

Selma Lendelvo and Sian Sullivan examine climate justice and community-based natural resources management in Namibia.

Climate Change, Exploitative Paradigms and Neocolonial Energy Transitions in Africa
Article 11 06 March 2025

Climate Change, Exploitative Paradigms and Neocolonial Energy Transitions in Africa

Bruno Venditto examines climate change, energy colonialism, and extractive renewable energy transitions in Africa.

Human Rights and Climate Change in Namibia’s Legal and Policy Frameworks
Article 12 06 March 2025

Human Rights and Climate Change in Namibia’s Legal and Policy Frameworks

An assessment of Namibia’s climate-related laws and policies through a human rights lens.

Climate Change and Rural Women’s Livelihoods in Onalusheshete District
Article 13 06 March 2025

Climate Change and Rural Women’s Livelihoods in Onalusheshete District

A study of climate change impacts on rural women’s livelihoods in Onalusheshete District, Oshikoto Region.

“Rains are no longer there”: Examining Namibia’s Climate Vulnerability through the Lens of Climate Justice
Article 14 06 March 2025

“Rains are no longer there”: Examining Namibia’s Climate Vulnerability through the Lens of Climate Justice

Romie Vonkie Nghitevelekwa and Nelson Mlambo examine Namibia’s climate vulnerability, drought, and climate justice.

Economic & Gender Justice

1 article
Preserving Heritage: The Importance of Seed Banking in Namibia
Article 01 06 March 2025

Preserving Heritage: The Importance of Seed Banking in Namibia

Nafimane Hamukoshi examines seed banking, rural women, food security, and indigenous agricultural knowledge.