Namibia Workshop SANUMARC Univeristy of Namibia, Hentiesbay 3 - 5 June 2010

 

Presenter Biographies

 

 

THE NATIONAL BIO-OIL ENERGY ROAD MAP 2006 (focusing on JATROPHA) AND DEVELOPMENTS IN NAMIBIA SINCE

The presentation summarises the National Bio-Oil Energy Roadmap 2006. It again highlights the potential positive linkages between mitigation/coping mechanisms of the effects of Global Warming and the potential contribution to combating Global Warming. It also shows the linkage of forests cut down before 1990, the use of those depleted soils and Carbon Credits. It details why very little no progress has been made since then. Finally it looks into the future.

 

Christof Brock
Namibian Agronomics Board
christof@nammic.com.na

 

Mr Brock was born in Swakopmund, Namibia, in 1953, and completed his schooling there. He attended the University of Cape Town to read mainly Economics and Sociology. He then worked for a year in an agricultural co-operative in France. He retooled as a motor mechanic in Britain and worked as such for a year and a half. He got involved in the co-operative movement in Britain and worked in cooperative development there for 3 years. He worked in Zimbabwe as a co-operative adviser for 5 years. Mr Brock came back home to Namibia after independence and assumed the post as Head of the Division of Co-operatives (and Registrar of Cooperatives) in the Ministry of Agriculture and held that post for over 9 years. He has held the post of CEO of the Namibian Agronomic Board ever since.