Namibia – Building agricultural resilience to animal pests and diseases
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This case study focuses on the Republic of Namibia’s ex ante approach to preventing, controlling, and managing animal pest and disease outbreaks, which are often exacerbated by climate-related disasters, such as floods and droughts. It explores the good practices implemented by Namibia to reduce disaster risks, including:
• controlling livestock movement through a zoning strategy and movement permits;
• conducting import risk assessments;
• disease monitoring and surveillance;
• an animal identification and traceability system;
• undertaking annual vaccinations; and
• contingency plans.
The implementation of these measures will:
• enable Namibia to more effectively prevent, control and manage animal disease outbreaks so that food security, incomes and livelihoods are secured;
• ensure that Namibia’s meat is disease free and meets safety standards in export markets; and
• protect public health by preventing the transmission of zoonotic diseases between wildlife and livestock, and then to humans.