Carl Schlettwein stressed that 60 percent of Namibia water supply comes from underground sources and therefore needs to be preserved

Martin Endjala The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has cautioned that the availability and affordability of water is challenged by climate change and Namibia is particularly vulnerable in this regard because of its significant high temperatures. Carl Schlettwein stressed that 60 percent of Namibia water supply comes from underground sources and therefore needs to be preserved. He was speaking at the commemoration ceremony of the World Water, Wetlands and Forest Day in Windhoek at the Safari Hotel today. The Minister said surface water is easily contaminated due to pollution hence the vitality in valuable ground water. Drought also…