The Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) is a community-based network of housing saving schemes aimed at improving the living conditions of the urban and rural poor while promoting women’s participation. The Municipality of Walvis Bay has allocated Portions 15 to 17 of Farm No. 37 to the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia to develop low cost/affordable housing for its members. The proposed project is a listed activity under the EIA Regulations: Environmental Management Act of 2007 (Act No. 07 of 2007) which may not be undertaken without an environmental clearance certificate (ECC), and is listed as follows: Activity 10.1 (a) Infrastructure The construction of oil, water, gas and petrochemical and other bulk supply pipelines (The proposed development includes the installation of bulk services); Activity 10.1 (b) Infrastructure The construction of public roads (The proposed project includes the construction of roads); Activity 10.2 (a) Infrastructure The route determination of roads and design of associated physical infrastructure where - it is a public road; (The proposed project includes the route determination of roads).