Namibia urged to allocate 5% of budget to water, sanitation

Namibia was urged to allocate 5% of its national budget to water and sanitation programmes to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) six - access to water and sanitation - at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

The conference took place in August under the theme 'Bridging borders: Water for a peaceful and sustainable future'.

Information minister Emma Theofelus said as a new party to the 1992 Water Convention, Namibia is expected to attend the first meeting of the parties in Slovenia later this month.

Last month, Cabinet pledged continued support to the importance of water supply and sanitation services by placing it at the top of the global agenda, aiming to ensure the achievement of SDG 6 by 2030.