Namibia is often described, with good reason, as a country defined by water scarcity. It is one of the world’s driest and most water-stressed nations, with an average annual rainfall of about 278mm, far below the sub-Saharan African average. Its…

SOME OF THE most important infrastructure in Namibia is almost invisible. Across vast rural areas, the stability of daily life depends on something remarkably simple: a borehole quietly delivers water to a community that may have no other reliable source…