Publications

“Natural catastrophes caused by climate change harm an estimated 200 million people worldwide. Droughts, flooding, pollution and other meteorological phenomena pose a particular hazard to developing countries such as Namibia, which lack the resources to deal with them. The poor and marginalised are the most vulnerable within those countries, as climate change increases the cost […]

“The small-scale fisheries (SSF) sector in Namibia has largely been financially excluded and mostly characterised by a limited access to financial services, and scarcity of financial resources for investment fishing projects. This is attributed to the fact that most of fisherman constituting Namibia’s SSF sector are from marginalised coastal communities owing to a limited or […]

“Fisheries crimes pose a significant challenge to Namibian and international law enforcement organisations and/or agencies. Such crimes are typically distinguished by illegal actions that, in certain instances, are transnational and organised in nature. Illegal shipping of marine resources, illegal fishing, corruption, money laundering, and document and tax fraud are all examples of fisheries crimes. Fighting […]

“This paper explores the relevance of existing international legal standards on children’s human rights to a healthy ocean. In particular, we reflect on the still underestimated importance of a healthy ocean for children’s human right to development and cultural rights. Focusing on environmental education, we argue that the concept of ocean literacy should rather be […]

“A growing number of global ocean conflict studies over the last decade have set out to advance sustainability in the Anthropocene. Many of these research projects use multiple case studies to extract lessons for wider contexts. The methods used by these studies, and the extent to which their results have validity beyond the individual case study, often […]

“Hydrofeminist Thinking with Oceans brings together authors who are thinking in, with and through the spaces of ocean/s and beaches in South African contexts to make alternative knowledges towards a justice-to-come and flourishing at a planetary level. Primary scholarly locations for this work include feminist new materialist and post-humanist thinking, and specifically locates itself within hydrofeminist […]

“The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has been applauded intercontinentally for laying the groundwork to develop the Namibian fisheries sector since the dawn of the country’s independence in 1990. However, there are no financial inclusion policies for small scale artisanal fishermen. This paper aims to report on barriers to integrating financial inclusion for coastal […]

“Healthy oceans, from coastal waters to remote high seas and deep seabed areas, are integral to human health, wellbeing, and survival. Covering over 71% of the Earth’s surface, the oceans serve as an essential carbon sink. Oceans also regulate climate-associated human health risks between land and sea, ranging from direct injuries and deaths associated with extreme […]

“In May 2023, the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee) adopted General Comment No. 26 (GC26) on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change, following extensive engagements with and inputs from children worldwide, States, human rights institutions, children’s organisations, civil society and research programmes […]