Browsing by Author "Mbaiwa, J.E."
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Causes and possible solutions to water resource conflicts in the Okavango River Basin: The case of Angola, Namibia and Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E. (Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2004)This paper reviews available literature concerning water resources use in the Okavango River Basin (ORB). It describes a number of common arguments regarding possibilities for the emergence of violent conflict in and among ... -
Changes on traditional livelihood activities and lifestyles caused by tourism development in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E. (Elsevier, 2010-09-05)The Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) program in Botswana aims at achieving conservation and rural development. In the Okavango Delta, some communities are involved in tourism through CBNRM to improve ... -
Community attitudes and perceptions towards urban ecological issues in Maun and Gaborone, Botswana
Toteng, E.N.; Mbaiwa, J.E.; Moswete, N.N. (Botswana Society, 2005)This paper is derived from a broader study that examined community attitudes and perceptions towards ecological issues in Maun and Gaborone to determine how these could be harnessed towards ecologically sustainable urban ... -
Cultural tourism and livelihood diversification: The case of Gcwihaba Caves and XaiXai village in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E.; Sakuze, L. K. (Taylor and Francis http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14766820902829551, 2009)This paper uses the livelihoods framework to analyse how cultural tourism can diversify livelihoods at XaiXai village in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Both primary and secondary data sources were used in this study. ... -
The economic contribution of safari hunting to rural livelihoods in the Okavango: The case of Sankuyo village
Thakadu, O.T.; Mangadi, K.T.; Bernard, F.E.; Mbaiwa, J.E. (Botswana Society, 2005)This study aimed at assessing the economic contribution of safari hunting to rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, using Sankuyo village as a case study. This study was carried out between June and July ... -
The effects of tourism development on rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E.; Stronza, A.M. (Routledge (Taylor & Francis) www.routledge.com, 2010-01-19)The Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) program in Botswana aims to achieve biodiversity conservation and rural development in rich biodiversity areas like the Okavango Delta. CBNRM assumes that if rural ... -
The Effects of Veterinary Fences on Wildlife Populations in Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E.; Mbaiwa, O.I. (International Journal of Wilderness; http://ijw.wilderness.net/, 2006-12)This article examines the effects of veterinary fences on wildlife populations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Using data from secondary data sources, findings indicate that the existence of veterinary fences in the ... -
Enclave tourism and its socio-economic impacts in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E. (Elsevier http://www.doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2003.11.005, 2005)This paper draws on the dependency paradigm to explain the development of enclave tourism and its socio-economic impacts in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Using both primary and secondary data source, the study indicates ... -
Land-use and resource conflicts in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Darkoh, M.B.K.; Mbaiwa, J.E. (Wiley, 2009)This study assesses land-use conflicts in the Okavango wetland ecosystem. A survey of the livelihood activities of a sample of four villages has been carried out and a stakeholder approach used to identify and analyse the ... -
Problems and prospects for the development of urban tourism in Gaborone and Maun, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E.; Toteng, E.N.; Moswete, N. (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713413745, 2007-12)This paper draws on the tourism system framework to examine the problems and prospects of urban tourism in Gaborone and Maun, Botswana. These are young centres that have a growing number of tourist attractions, facilities ... -
Prospects of basket production in promoting sustainable rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E. (John Wiley and Sons, http://www.wiley.com, 2004)This paper uses the concept of sustainable rural livelihoods and income diversification to assess the role that basket making as a cultural tourism activity can play in improving rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, ... -
The socio-cultural impacts of tourism development in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E. (Channel view publications, http://www.multilingual-matters.net/jtc/default.htm, 2004)The objective of this article is to assess the socio-cultural impacts of tourism development in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. This paper largely relied on the research work and reports by the author in the Okavango Delta ... -
The socio-cultural impacts of tourism development in the Okavango delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E. (Routledge, http://www.informaworld.com, 2004)The objective of this article is to assess the socio-cultural impacts of tourism development in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. This paper largely relied on the research work and reports by the author in the Okavango Delta ... -
The Success and Sustainability of Community-Based Natural Resource Management in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E. (Society of South African Geographers; http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sageo.html, 2004)This paper assesses the success and sustainability of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in the Okavango Delta. It does so by asking the following questions: a) to what extent has CBNRM contributed to ... -
Wildlife resource utilisation at Moremi Game Reserve and Khwai community area in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbaiwa, J.E. (Elsevier http://www.doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.03.007, 2005)This paper uses the concept of sustainable development to examine the utilisation of wildlife resources at Moremi Game Reserve (MGR) and Khwai community area (NG 18/19) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Using both secondary ...