Hydrologic Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry of Namibia

The Mission of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry in Namibia is to realize the potential of the Agricultural, Water and Forestry sectors towards the promotion of an efficient and sustainable socio-economic development for a prosperous Namibia. The Vision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry is where the nation's Agricultural, Water and Forest resources are sustainably and equitably used for improved livelihood, wellbeing and wealth for all. Its mandate is to promote, develop, manage and utilize Agriculture, Water and Forestry resources.

The main business of the Hydrological Services division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Namibia is related to floods. Collection of ground data is often hampered by access and virtually impossible because of the partly inaccessible areas. Thus, Earth Observation is a very suitable approach to provide information on floods and related issues, while GIS techniques provide the capacity to analyse and quantify events in space and time.

The capacity that TIGER-NET provides, covers the following flood components:

• EO based water discharge forecasting to be able to predict floods
• flood monitoring during floods enabling response and enabling documentation
• vulnerability assessment in order to manage and plan flood mitigation measures