© Kamla-Raj 2013 J Hum Ecol, 43(3): 203-214 (2013) The Geopolitical Environment in Namibia: Business Challenges and Opportunities Ravinder Rena Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS), University of the Western Cape, Private Bag: X17, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 South Africa E-mail:
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[email protected] KEYWORDS Geopolitics. Population Grown. Migration. Namibia. Human Development ABSTRACT Geopolitics and business development is a buzz word. There is a serious link between population growth and the environment. This is basically found somewhere between the view that population growth is solely responsible for all environmental ills and the view that more people means the development of new technologies to overcome any environmental problems. An attempt has been made in this article to discuss the geopolitical environment in Namibia and provides a comprehensive picture of the country’s, economy, polity, education and health situation in the country. It also highlights the environment and migration issues in general and how that affects a developing country like Namibia. It further argues that action is required by a broad group of policy makers in Namibia who can take important policy intervention measures that can ameliorate the current business landscape of the country. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND toward a greater standard of living, perhaps matching the lifestyles of the more developed The link between population growth and the countries whose current consumption patterns environment is found somewhere between the and resource use are not necessarily sustain- view that population growth is solely responsi- able.2 ble for all environmental ills and the view that Further, a growing, urbanising global popu- more people means the development of new tech- lation over the next 50 years will create demand nologies to overcome any environmental prob- for more food, energy and water.