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On the 15th of November 2017, DW Namibia had their first publication book launch about addressing the housing crisis in Namibia's low-income urban resident community, called “Informal Settlements in Namibia: Their Nature and Growth” by Dr Beat Weber and Dr John Mendelsohn, with an attendance of over 80 stakeholders including Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, Ministry of Land and various municipal mayors from around the country.

Main ideas:

• The focus should shift from the provision of housing towards the provision of affordable land.
• The construction of houses should be in the hands of the residents, and they should be “allowed to build at their own pace, with a minimum of obstacles and a maximum of encouragement."

Hard copies are available at their office at 18 Nachtigal Street, Windhoek.

Email: b.weber@dw-namibia.org

Tel: +264 61 240 140