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The challenges of supplying water to small, scattered communities in the Lower Okavango Basin (LOB), Ngamiland, Botswana: An evaluation of government policy and performance
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2007)
Supplying adequate water and sanitation facilities to small, scattered rural communities and/or large, fast growing settlements in
remote areas is a challenge not easily met anywhere in the world. This article focuses on ...
More woody plants? the status of bush encroachment in Botswana's grazing areas
(ScienceDirect, www.sciencedirect.com, 2002)
the cattle-dominated grazing areas of Botswana. Bush encroachment species – for instance Acacia tortilis, A. erubescens,
A. mellifera, Dichrostachys cinerea, Grewia flava, and Terminalia sericea –are increasing in cover ...
Groundwater investigation in semi-arid developing countries, using simple GIS tools to facilitate interdisciplinary decision making under poorly mapped conditions: The Boteti area of the Kalahari region in Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jag, 2007)
Locating additional long-term groundwater resources in semi-arid regions of developing countries with growing populations is
an expensive undertaking. Simple geographic information system (GIS) techniques can be utilised ...
Seed weight patterns of Acacia tortilis from seven seed provenances of Botswana
(John Wiley and Sons, http://www.wiley.com, 2005)
Laboratory-based seed storage systems have been developed as an alternative to in situ conservation for indigenous
woody plant species. However, interactions between
seed quality and environmental variables must be known ...
Communicating integrated water resources management: From global discourse to local practice – Chronicling an experience from the Boteti River sub-Basin, Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2008)
The Boteti River is an ephemeral outflow of the Okavango River. It lies in the north-western part of Botswana
where about 25,000 people reside across a number of widely scattered villages and informal settlements.
The ...
Access to water in gazetted and ungazetted rural settlements in Ngamiland, Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2006)
Lack of access to safe or improved water supply in developing countries is a major global concern, since water is a basic need for
sustenance. Programmes aimed at improving access to safe water have been implemented in ...
HIV/AIDS, artisanal fishing and food security in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2007)
Generally, rural households pursue all year round natural and non-natural resource-based livelihood systems to diversify these
options in order to cope with risks emanating from a range of shocks and stressors. Artisanal ...