The Government of Namibia (GRN) is fully committed to its obligation to assist and protect people affected by natural disasters and has set up and updated accordingly disaster risk management policies, structures and mechanisms for implementation at national, regional, local authority and constituency levels.1 The NDRM policy identified several hazards, which are flooding, epidemics (human health), climate change, drought, environmental degradation, livestock epidemics, forest and bush fires and road and traffic accidents. Of these, recurrent and severe floods, which have hit the Northern parts of Namibia since 2008 cause considerable concern and challenges for protecting affected populations among GRN, the United Nations System (UNS), Inter-governmental organisations and NGOs alike. In successive years, flood waters have displaced thousands of people to relocation camps, cut off other communities who were not able to access relief assistance, affected and closed schools, and severely disrupted livelihoods, education and other essential services.