The publication "Aligning national drought plans with global and national policy frameworks" provides governments and practitioners with practical guidance on how to align national drought plans (NDPs) with existing policy, legal and institutional frameworks to enable effective implementation. It po ... sitions policy alignment as a core requirement for moving from reactive drought response to proactive, risk-based drought management, in line with national development priorities and international commitments.The report presents two complementary methodologies that support alignment across both the planning and implementation phases of NDPs. A multicriteria assessment framework is used to review the quality, readiness and internal coherence of drought plans, while a policy alignment approach examines how drought is recognized and addressed across sectoral policies, institutional mandates and coordination mechanisms. more

750,000 people are estimated to be food insecure. This number may magnify as households continue to recover from impacts of COVID-19. Over 63% of household surveys were responded to by female heads and 37.5% of the Key informant respondents were women. Women and children continue to be more dispr ... oportionally affected by the drought than men. Communities continue to develop negative coping strategies as drought conditions persist. Increase in nomadic and cross border population movements. Over 1,792 Angolan nationals were repatriated from Namibia in January 2022 whilst others remain integrated in the Namibian communities. more