Welcome to the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET)

We are thrilled to be hosting groups again! With the recent completion of our classroom facility, we held our first programme for the year, Teach for ESD at the Urban Sustainability Centre in Swakopmund. Over 130 of our participating teachers took part in this third in-person practical training. Learn more about the Teach for ESD programme here.

With major renovations now complete, the space is fully functional with a modern touch, and we look forward to hosting many more impactful programmes at our unique environmental education centre at the Namibian coast.

Let’s use the arts to learn and teach about nature! With prize money bestowed onto NaDEET for the purpose of fostering environmental awareness through art, schoolchildren from several Hardap Region schools took part in a special 4-day programme at NaDEET Centre. They had the opportunity to update and refresh our old murals by the Waterwisewashrooms with three themes: the Namib at day, at night and under the dunes. They enjoyed expressing their ideas in a colorful and artistic way.

We are honoured to have been awarded the UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation 2024 on 20 November 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. 

Launched in 1991 through a generous donation from Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said of Oman, the prize recognizes, every two years, outstanding contributions to the management and conservation of the environment and raising awareness on the importance of environmental conservation for human well-being. 
In recognition of NaDEET’s exceptional contributions to sustainable development, its leadership in national environmental education policy, and its innovative and practical approach to sustainability education, we strongly recommend NaDEET for the 2024 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation. NaDEET’s work serves as a shining example of how education can address global environmental challenges and create a more sustainable future for all. - UNESCO 

For more information: UNESCO Press Release
Watch the prize giving during the World Science Forum Opening Ceremony