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This process is intended to help scientists understand the socioeconomic, financial, and political challenges of policy decisions, while giving stakeholders a better understanding of climate impacts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-000270#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The activity is designed to be a non-threatening icebreaker that establishes a shared knowledge base, which the document describes as a \"level playing field\", enabling more advanced co-production and co-exploration to support adaptation decision-making.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-000270#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The game's practical implementation involves participants cooperatively assigning descriptive statements or actions (e.g., \"rainwater harvesting\" or \"a very hot day\") to large cards representing concepts like weather, climate, adaptation, mitigation, development, and disaster risk reduction, followed by facilitator-led corrections and reflections.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-000270#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","disaster risk reduction","sustainable development","urban planning"],"geography_discussed":["Windhoek","Lusaka"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["guide"]},{"id":"saiia-000909","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-000909","title":"Spotlighting Governance Challenges: Lessons from Namibia","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2019-08","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PI-73-AGDP-gruzd-hopwood-FINAL-WEB_final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details the efforts of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) to support Namibian civil society organisations (CSOs) in engaging with the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Following Namibia's accession to the APRM in January 2017, CSOs formed a working group in 2018 to identify 13 critical governance issues and produce a written submission presented on 21 June 2019. The brief outlines ten lessons for other countries, emphasizing the need for early familiarity with the APRM, strategic issue selection, government engagement to build trust, and the use of peer learning from other states. It concludes that the process not only pressured the Namibian government to accelerate its national APRM process but also led to the creation of 'Civic +264', a new information hub for civil society coordination.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000909#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Namibia joined the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in January 2017, providing civil society organisations (CSOs) an opportunity to influence government plans and highlight governance issues.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000909#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proactive development of the CSO submission accelerated the Namibian government's own APRM timeline, specifically triggering the APRM Advance Mission on 10–11 September 2018.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000909#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The APRM process served as a catalyst for improving collaboration among Namibian CSOs, which had previously been fragmented or isolated due to funding constraints and a contracting civic space.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000909#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The experience in Namibia led to the establishment of 'Civic +264', a voluntary association and information hub managed by several organisations including the IPPR and Namibia Media Trust to coordinate civil society engagement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000909#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document recommends that CSOs in newly-acceded countries, such as Botswana and Zimbabwe, utilize peer learning by drawing on the experiences of other states that have already undergone the APRM process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000909#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["governance","civil society","public policy","environmental governance"],"geography_discussed":["Windhoek","Botswana","Zimbabwe","Lesotho","Malawi","Ghana","Benin","Burkina Faso","Mali","Sierra Leone"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy recommendations"]},{"id":"saiia-000637","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-000637","title":"African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Sensitisation Project in Namibia (ASPIN) Civil Society Working Group Meeting","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2018-09-06","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ASPIN-Working-Group-Meeting-06092018.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"On 06 September 2018, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) convened a meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, to review the progress of the APRM Sensitisation Project in Namibia (ASPIN). The meeting focused on the development of a civil society submission to the APRM, following Namibia's accession to the mechanism in January 2017. 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The event focused on integrating parliament into the APRM process, sharing lessons from other African nations, and aligning the mechanism with Namibia's national development plans. 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