EIF donates firefighting equipment to Kunene farmers
N$375 000 worth of equipment
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has donated firefighting equipment worth N$375 000 to farmers’ associations in the Kunene region.
According to EIF spokesperson Romeo Muyunda, the donation was made through the Improving Rangeland and Ecosystem Management (Irema) Project to assist farmers’ associations in the Kunene region.
The donation includes 11 mobile firefighting pumps/machines and 90 fire beaters, which have been distributed to the Groetberg, Khorixas, and Kamanjab farmers’ associations, in collaboration with the agriculture and forestry ministry.
The initiative is part of the Irema\'s ongoing interventions to prevent and manage veld fires, which remain a serious threat to grazing land, livelihoods and the environment in the region.
Muyunda said preventing veld fire damage is a critical component of the project’s broader goal of rangeland restoration and sustainable management.
Fire prevention
In previous years, EIF, through the Irema Project, also supported the development and maintenance of fire cutlines in Kunene, reinforcing long-term fire prevention measures.
Muyunda said the provision of the new firefighting equipment further empowers local farmers’ associations to safeguard grazing resources and strengthen community resilience to climate change.
He said that the EIF remains committed to supporting communities with practical solutions that advance sustainable rangeland management, climate change adaptation, and ecosystem restoration.
The Irema Kunene Project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by EIF in partnership with the agriculture ministry, focuses on the Sesfontein, Fransfontein and Warmquelle areas of the region.
Its broad aim is to reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farmers under climate change conditions by safeguarding natural capital that generates essential ecosystem services to sustain agricultural production systems.
According to EIF spokesperson Romeo Muyunda, the donation was made through the Improving Rangeland and Ecosystem Management (Irema) Project to assist farmers’ associations in the Kunene region.
The donation includes 11 mobile firefighting pumps/machines and 90 fire beaters, which have been distributed to the Groetberg, Khorixas, and Kamanjab farmers’ associations, in collaboration with the agriculture and forestry ministry.
The initiative is part of the Irema\'s ongoing interventions to prevent and manage veld fires, which remain a serious threat to grazing land, livelihoods and the environment in the region.
Muyunda said preventing veld fire damage is a critical component of the project’s broader goal of rangeland restoration and sustainable management.
Fire prevention
In previous years, EIF, through the Irema Project, also supported the development and maintenance of fire cutlines in Kunene, reinforcing long-term fire prevention measures.
Muyunda said the provision of the new firefighting equipment further empowers local farmers’ associations to safeguard grazing resources and strengthen community resilience to climate change.
He said that the EIF remains committed to supporting communities with practical solutions that advance sustainable rangeland management, climate change adaptation, and ecosystem restoration.
The Irema Kunene Project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by EIF in partnership with the agriculture ministry, focuses on the Sesfontein, Fransfontein and Warmquelle areas of the region.
Its broad aim is to reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farmers under climate change conditions by safeguarding natural capital that generates essential ecosystem services to sustain agricultural production systems.
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