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Presentation recordings
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Game Count Conservation in Khaudum National Park
Public Talk by Novald Iiyambo on 21 June 2022
Game counts determine wildlife populations and provide a platform for understanding their dynamics in a protected area. Khaudum National Park's full moon 72 hours waterhole game count is an annual exercise, that gathers valuable information to guide conservation decisions in the park and helps evaluate wildlife responses toward management activities.
This presentation discussed the results of the 2021 full moon waterhole game count conducted over three months (August, September and October 2021).
It especially served as a feedback session for individuals participating in the activity.
Re-invigorating Ubuntu Through Water: A Human Right to Water under the Namibian Constitution
Book Discussion by Dr Ndjodi Ndeunyema on 2 March 2022
The subject matter of water is of self-evident critical importance in Namibia, Africa and globally. Namibian born Dr Ndjodi Ndeunyema completed his law doctoral studies at the University of Oxford. He was recently awarded the Dr Surya Subedi Prize for 2019/2020 for the best University of Oxford law doctoral thesis. Dr Ndeunyema will share an overview of the contents of his book which is based on his doctoral work with Namibia Scientific Society and argue for the existence of a court-enforceable human right to water that is implied from the right to life in Article 6 of the Namibian Constitution while invoking the African value of ubuntu as the normative basis.
Dr Ndeunyema will be joined as a discussant by Advocate Bience Gawanas, former under the Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa to the United Nations Secretary-General (2018-2020), former Ombudsman of Namibian and former African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs.
Issues, Challenges & Opportunities to Develop Green Hydrogen in Namibia
Panel discussion by Margaret Mutschler and Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz on 23 February 2022
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Representatives of Hyphen, Hydrogen Energy, Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz and Margaret Mutschler of Namibian Green Hydrogen Association (NamGHA) discussed financial implications, energy and infrastructure issues and legal requirements relating to the development of Green Hydrogen in Namibia. Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Pty) Ltd (“Hyphen”) is a project development company established with the objective of developing, constructing and operating Green Hydrogen production facilities in Namibia to supply international and regional markets.
Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz is Head of Division: New Energy Solutions at ENERTRAG, Director at ENERTRAG South Africa and one of the ENERTRAG appointed directors of Hyphen. He holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) on energy and renewables policies from Columbia University, New York, USA and studies Mechanical Engineering at Technical University of Darmstadt and UC Berkeley, Dr-Ing. and Dipl.-Ing. degrees. Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz is also the author of the book “South Africa’s Energy Transition” which outlines a roadmap for a low-cost, decarbonised and job-rich future for South Africa’s energy sector.
Margaret Mutschler serves as the inaugural chairperson of Namibian Green Hydrogen Association (NamGHA). She has vast experience in the packaging, negotiating and managing of complex infrastructure projects, focusing on environmental sustainability, technical feasibility, commercial viability, legal architecture and financial bankability. She is a partner in Mutschler Consulting Services (MCS), a Namibia-owned cross-sectoral consultancy providing engineering, management and development solutions on sustainable projects, across different sectors. Since July 2019 MCS is supporting CWP H1 Energy in developing PtX projects and recently joined their international Green Hydrogen development team
Issues, Challenges & Opportunities to Develop Green Hydrogen in Namibia
Panel discussion by Dr Detlof von Oertzen, Jacky Scholtz and Robert McGregor on 8 February 2022
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Experts Dr Detlof von Oertzen, Jacky Scholtz, two representatives of the Legal Assistance Centre and Robert McGregor discussed financial implications, energy and infrastructure issues and legal requirements relating to the development of Green Hydrogen in Namibia.
Dr Detlof von Oertzen is an independent scientific and technical consultant, holding a PhD in high-energy nuclear physics and an MBA (Advanced) with a focus on finance. Dr von Oertzen is the director of VO Consulting, which is a specialist consulting firm active in the energy, environment and radiation protection sectors. In his consulting career spanning across more than 25 years, he has worked in numerous multi-disciplinary teams and as member of international expert groups, including for international bodies such as the UNDP, World Bank, GEF, GIZ and IAEA, numerous African authorities and institutions (ministries, regulators and development agencies), as well as major mining (e.g. AREVA, Bannerman, CGNPC, Deep Yellow, Reptile Uranium and Swakop Uranium) and energy sector players, such as the Australian Greenhouse Office, NamPower, Electricity Control Board and various Rural Electrification Agencies, where he has led and/or participated in specialist studies and assessments in his fields of expertise. Jacky Scholz is a legal consultant with more than 20 years of experience. She holds a B.Iuris, LLB and LLM degree from the University of Pretoria. Jacky has mainly specialised in regulated industries with focus on the energy, petroleum and communication sectors. She is a multi-skilled consultant and has worked on a great variety of projects. She is also familiar with the industries in various SADC countries due to the interaction of her clients in this region. From 2004 to 2007, Jacky was Manager: Corporate and Legal Services with the ECB and she continues to consult for the ECB on a variety of energy matters. During her employment with the ECB, Jacky was intimately involved with the establishment of Erongo RED and CENORED and attended all stakeholder meetings of these two REDs. She was also responsible for drafting the 2007-Electricity Act and drafted the Namibia Energy Regulatory Authority and Electricity Bills. In the past five years, Jacky was extensively involved in a number of projects relating to enforcement mechanisms (Swaziland’s electricity regulator, CRAN and ECB). This experience provides her with a thorough understanding of the role regulatory instruments (such as acts, regulations, rules and licence conditions) within the broader context of regulated industries. During the implementation of the REFIT programme, Jacky assisted in the drafting of standard PPA and TCA. Since then she has drafted and advised on a number of PPAs in Namibia giving her a thorough understanding of IPP contractual arrangements within the regulatory framework. Being intimately familiar with the Namibian electricity regulatory framework, Jacky is ideally positioned to develop and advise on policy development and a future regulatory framework for mini-grids, smart grids and home systems. Robert Mc Gregor attended Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, where he completed a B.Com (Honours) in Economics. He began his career at the Economic Association of Namibia, where he was involved in socio-economic research and policy analysis. In July 2017 he joined financial services company Cirrus Capital, where he was employed as an economist. He has conducted extensive work on the Namibian economy, including economic impact assessments covering sectors such as agriculture and electricity generation. In June 2021, he was promoted to Head of Research. He is currently completing an LLB through UNISA. The Legal Assistance Centre, being a public interest law centre, collectively strives to make the law accessible to those with the least access, through education, law reform, research, litigation, legal advice, representation and lobbying, with the ultimate aim of creating and maintaining a human rights culture in Namibia.
Preventative Parenting – Restorative Parenting
Talk by Flip Brink on 1 February 2022
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After many years of sticking plasters to the wounds, Flip Brink decided to devote his time rather to the prevention of child abuse (including but not limited to human trafficking). He gave informative presentations to parents, grandparents, teachers and any other interested persons about the various faces and appearances of child abuse, the tactics used by abusers, the vulnerability of children in specific age groups and many related aspects. Most important is the advice he gave for prevention and early intervention. He believes our future is as safe as our children and will do as much as he can to promote safe parenting. He also worked on a programme called Restorative Parenting where he aimed to help children who have been abused or trafficked and their parents/guardians to deal with the situation correctly and to get out of it with minimum damage.
Flip Brink is a retired state advocate who served for 25 years. Because of his personal background, he dedicated most of his career to child protection and has received specialized training in the legal, emotional, practical and psychological aspects thereof. In Namibia’s legal circles, he is known as the Child Witness expert, as he has been Head of the Child Witness training programme for many years.
Namibia and Green Energy
Backyard talk by Prof. Anicia Peters on 27 January 2022
The Green Hydrogen Research Institute of the University of Namibia (UNAM), was founded upon Senate approval on 2 September 2021. It is the first institution of this kind in Namibia. The Institute has been serving as a national research and capacity building hub under the University with the aim of conducting local research and development and provide innovative solutions as well as upskill and reskill Namibians and develop local businesses across the value chain of Green Hydrogen. This development came at a prudent time as Namibia developed into a hub of Green Hydrogen in Africa. A prospect made possible by Namibia’s 1,500 kilometres of coastline desert with sunlight exposure totalling over 3,500 hours a year – conditions ideal for producing solar and wind power at high availabilities. The institute’s focus area ranges from desalination, wind and solar energy, electrolysis, fuel cell technologies, community and societal impact, and emerging technologies – areas that UNAM has successful run pilot projects on.
Prof. Anicia Peters is the Head of UNAM’s Namibia Green Hydrogen Research Institute, the pro-vice-chancellor for Research, Innovation and Development and an associate professor at the University of Namibia.
We apologise for the poor sound quality at the beginning of the recording. After a few minutes, we were able to solve the problem.