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Dissonance in customary and statutory water management institutions in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-03)
Failure to integrate customary institutions in water management will negatively affect sustainable water resources management. The need for active involvement and meaningful participation of all stakeholders at all levels ...
Utilisation of local knowledge in household adaptation to malaria endemicity in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-06)
Malaria is a persistent health challenge in developing countries. The African continent is the most affected, with nearly 90% of malaria related mortality in the world. In Botswana, malaria is endemic in the northern region ...
Stakeholders’ perceptions on water resources management in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2019-10-03)
Cultural perceptions are an integral part of rural water resources governance, which ostensibly conflict with urban water resources management. Issues of access to water and culturally embedded gender roles are rife in ...
Dynamics of the seasonal floodplain fishery of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Bergen, www.uib.no, 2019-08-28)
Inland fisheries provide vital proteins, jobs and income, for some of the most marginalized communities of the world. The role of inland fisheries in household food security is particularly important in Africa, where most ...
Dynamics of local governance in natural resource conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Wiley Online Library, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com, 2016)
There has been a shift in natural resource management worldwide. This paper describes how modern institutions and policies influence management and shape access to and utilization of resources by rural communities in the ...
A review of the freshwater diversity in the Okavango Delta and Lake Ngami 1 (Botswana): taxonomic composition, ecology, comparison with similar 2 systems and conservation status
(Springer Link, https://www.springer.com/journal/27/, 2023-10-11)
Freshwater organisms in the Okavango Delta and Lake Ngami (Botswana) provide direct and indirect benefits to people and the economy of the region. However, their existence could be potentially threatened by human activities ...