{"id":400327,"date":"2026-09-02T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=400327"},"modified":"2026-09-02T21:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T19:32:12","slug":"public-invited-to-share-views-on-green-hydrogen-environmental-and-social-assessments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=400327","title":{"rendered":"Public invited to share views on Green Hydrogen Environmental and Social Assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P) and ERM will host an online Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting to discuss the findings of the draft Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) for Green Energy Production and Industrialisation in the Southern Corridor Development Initiative (S-CDI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting will take place on Thursday, 3 September 2026, from 10h00 to 15h00. Those interested in attending are advised to register by emailing &#83;&#x45;&#x53;A&#67;&#x6f;n&#116;&#x61;c&#116;&#x40;e&#114;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SESA considers the wider environmental and social implications of development in the Southern Corridor, as well as the measures needed to manage these impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings of the SESA for Green Energy Production and Industrialisation in the Southern Corridor Development Initiative (S-CDI) are also available for public review and comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draft SESA and its accompanying Mitigation, Management and Monitoring Plan are open for public comment until Friday, 4 September 2026. 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