Review of current and planned adaptation action in Botswana

Date

2016

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Publisher

Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

Abstract

The country’s climate vulnerability is closely tied to an existing high level of water scarcity. The government of Botswana has identified five sectors as particularly vulnerable: water, health, crops, forestry, grasslands and livestock. However, the government does not consider climate change a national priority, and the subsequent lack of guiding policy, legislation, and strategy responding to the impacts of climate change, as well as a dearth of adaptation programs and projects within the country, will only exacerbate existing and expected climate-related threats. An increasing population and demand for water from residential, commercial, and industrial sources, including mining will contribute to vulnerability over time.

Description

Includes abstract in French

Keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, BOTSWANA, AFRICA

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