Climate change presents a very real challenge to Namibia's continued development progress. The country is already home to a harsh environment dominated by desert and low levels of precipitation. Population growth, severe inequality, and development trends will interact with changing rainfall patterns, rising temperatures, increased rates of evapotranspiration, and rising sea levels to exacerbate water scarcity and other existing vulnerabilities. Despite these risks, Namibia is considered less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than most of the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, which is more a function of its development status and sparse population than a reflection of its exposure to climate change or its policy environment. The country’s climate vulnerability is closely tied to its aridity and high level of water scarcity. The government has identified six key sectors as particularly vulnerable: water and wetlands; agriculture; sea level rise, the coastal zone, and fisheries; tourism; health; and disaster risk management. The government has prioritized climate change action and has passed a national climate change policy; however, momentum on the subject is strongly tied to donor interest and funding. Adaptation programs and projects currently under way in Namibia, as well as adaptation networks and communities of practice, are limited. This report provides an overview of these issues. It is one in a series of country reviews prepared to provide the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia with a snapshot of adaptation action in its countries of engagement.