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Nujoma calls on Government to prioritise desalination

Nujoma calls on Government to prioritise desalination

Written by Isabel Bento on 11 May 2019.

HENTIES BAY, 11 MAY (NAMPA) - Founding President, Dr Sam Nujoma, has called on the Government to consider making large scale desalination a priority.
Nujoma, who was speaking during the commissioning of a desalination pilot plant at the University of Namibia’s (UNAM) Sam Nujoma Campus in Henties Bay on Friday, said there is a need to implement such projects in Namibia as a solution to food security and because Namibia’s water supply is steadily declining.
“About 80 per cent of Namibia relies on groundwater ...