Namibian deal targets 386 million litres of water a year by 2030
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Windhoek Observer
Namibia Breweries Limited, WWF Namibia and Global Water Challenge have signed a five-year, N$13 million agreement to restore or better manage 153 hectares of the Swakop River Basin. The project aims to generate annual water benefits of about 386 million litres by 2030, according to the Windhoek Observer.
Namibia Breweries Limited, WWF Namibia and Global Water Challenge have signed a five-year, N$13 million agreement to strengthen water security in the Swakop River Basin. The project aims to generate 386 million litres in annual water benefits by 2030 through the restoration or improved management of 153 hectares, the Windhoek Observer reports.
The target volume is equivalent to more than 150 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The project, known as the Swakop Basin Collective Action Project or NBL Water Balancing Project, brings together public- and private-sector and civil society stakeholders to promote sustainable water management and climate resilience in central Namibia. The Swakop Basin supplies water to communities, farms, towns and industries in the region.
Namibia Breweries, a subsidiary of the Heineken group, says it reduced its water consumption in 2025 to 3.56 litres per litre of product manufactured. The company is targeting 2.4 litres by 2030 under its Brew a Better Namibia 2030 strategy. Its managing director, Waldemar von Lieres, says the company has invested more than N$35 million since 2015 to reduce its water footprint and has improved its efficiency by 30% since 2024.
The project extends these efforts beyond brewery operations, across the catchment shared by communities and businesses. It comes as Namibia has recently released N$179 million to combat foot-and-mouth disease (funding to combat the disease).
