Regional Information-
Capital CityWindhoek
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Ambassador SchoolOne school in each country will initially be chosen as an ambassador school to represent The World Flag. This school will remain actively involved throughout the school year using The Flag as a platform to create humanitarian and environmental solutions for their country and in turn the world. Each year a new school will be chosen to carry on the tradition of being the ambassador school. Global conferences for the participating schools will be held each year. "Stay local Go deep"
One school in each country will initially be chosen as an ambassador school to represent The World Flag. This school will remain actively involved throughout the school year using The Flag as a platform to create humanitarian and environmental solutions for their country and in turn the world. Each year a new school will be chosen to carry on the tradition of being the ambassador school. Global conferences for the participating schools will be held each year. "Stay local Go deep"
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Regional Relationships -
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements
Challenges
Very limited natural fresh water resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas
International Agreements
Party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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Humanitarian Projects -
Native Languages English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)
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Climate Tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
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