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State interests and multilateral cooperation: thinking strategically about achieving 'wise use' of the Okavango Delta system
(Elsvier, www.elsevier.com, 2003)
This paper explores possibilities for achieving 'wise use’, defined as the sustainable utilization of resources of the Okavango Delta
system, within the framework of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International ...
Calcrete mapping and palaeo-envoronments in the Qangwa area, Northwest Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2005)
Calcrete deposits of the Qangwa area, northwestern Botswana are evaluated on the basis of satellite imagery and sedimentological analysis. Enhanced Thematic Mapper imagery interpretation
combined with field evidence has ...
Forecasting the spatial extent of the annual flood in the Okavango delta, Botswana
(Elservier, www.elsevier.com, 2004)
The pristine Okavango Delta wetland of northern Botswana is potentially under threat due to water abstraction from its tributaries. We have developed a statistical model which makes it possible to predict the extent of ...
Spatial and seasonal variation of major cation and selected trace metal ion concentration in the Okavango-Maunachira-Khwai channels of the Okavango delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)
The concentration of the metal ions Na, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Mn, Co, Fe, Cr, Ni, and Pb were
determined in water samples of the Okavango Delta’s panhandle - Maunachira-Khwai water system during periods of high (June 2004) ...
Incorporating uncertainty into adaptive, transboundary water challenges: a conceptual design for the Okavango River Basin
(Inderscience, http://www.inderscience.com, 2008)
In this paper, we present a review and conceptual design to integrate hydrological/ecological models, global uncertainty and sensitivity analysis, integrative modelling and decision analysis for complex and adaptive ...
Global monitoring of wetlands - the value of ENVISAT ASAR Global mode
(Elsevier, 2008-03-17)
This paper elaborates on recent advances in the use of ScanSAR technologies for wetland-related research. Applications of active satellite radar systems include the monitoring of inundation dynamics as well as time series ...
The socio-cultural impacts of tourism development in the Okavango delta, Botswana
(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 ...
HIV/AIDS, intra-family resources capacity and home care in Maun, Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2005)
Home care involves the transfer of a patient’s medical supervision from a formal institution to a family setting in the context of a community. The aim of this paper is to assess the resource
capacity of families to provide ...
Household willingness to pay for reliability of water supply and quality in chobe suburb of Maun: An application of the contingent valuation method
(Botswana Society, 2005)
Water supply in Maun is unreliable and unpredictable, and most households experience water
shortage all year round. Coping strategies for households include water storage in tanks. Water
quality is also poor due to its ...
Prliminary assessment of the feeding ecology of silver catfish (Schilbe intermedius, Ruppel, 1832) in a seasonal floodplain of the Okavango delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)
This study investigates the feeding ecology of Schilbe intermedius across its entire life history. Data were collected using experimental fishing nets in two habitats in a seasonal floodplain.
The results showed that S. ...