Windhoek: Ten mid- to senior-level journalists are this week undergoing training aimed at strengthening their reporting on Namibia's extractive and renewable energy sectors. The five-day workshop started in Windhoek on Monday and is being held at the DW Akademie offices under the Eco Dialogue Collective project, an initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by a consortium of four organisations.According to Namibia Press Agency, Namibia Media Trust (NMT) Media Foundation Project Lead, Dickson Kasote, announced that the consortium comprises the Namibia Media Trust, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Legal Assistance Centre, and Algebra Academy. 'The overall objective is to empower and build the capacity of journalists, civil society actors and researchers to contribute to informed dialogue and policy engagement around the extractive and renewable energy sectors, as well as the green transition,' he said.The training targets journalists covering the environment, energy, mining, and ex tractive sectors and is being facilitated by Kasote and IPPR researcher and trainer, Dietrich Remmert. The sessions cover Namibia's legal and regulatory frameworks governing the extractive and renewable energy sectors, as well as input from geologists on the location and significance of the country's critical raw minerals.The training also focuses on economic value chains and the trade-offs associated with developments in the two sectors. 'Towards the end, we will bring in community voices to tell the stories of affected communities, including community members and local activists who have something to say about these developments,' Kasote said.Remmert, who is participating as a freelance consultant contracted by DW Akademie, said the training seeks to equip local journalists with the knowledge to critically examine developments in energy generation, mining, and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as solar power and green hydrogen. 'We are hoping to capacitate local journalis ts on these topics so that they can interrogate some of these issues more effectively and link them to major international developments, because these also affect Namibia, what is happening here and what is possible for the economy,' Remmert said.The training concludes on Friday.