The Canadian based company, Reconnaissance Africa (ReconAfrica) holds licences for oil and gas exploration in a large part of north-east Namibia, an area that overlaps with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region’s Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area. In January 2021, ReconAfrica started drilling the first of two permitted stratigraphic holes. Both exploration sites are surrounded by local farmers, who are completely reliant on groundwater for their livelihoods. Maintaining groundwater levels and the original groundwater quality is thus essential for the health and wellbeing of residents in this area.