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Perceptions of safe water and accessibility by rural farming communities residing along the fringes of the Okavango Delta
(Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Globally, access to safe water for domestic use is a key social development indicator promoting health and enhancing national development. About 1 in 10 people are without access to safe water with Sub Saharan Africa facing ...
Flood risk communication within flood prone communities of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Floods have attracted much research attention and great improvements in forecasting them have been achieved to-date. However, the number of people affected by floods is increasing and is bound to soar as hydro-meteorological ...
Transactional sex relations among tertiary education students in the urban-village of Maun, Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
In southern Africa, multiple factors in given societal contexts motivate transactional sexual relations among women and men. The purpose of this study is to assess socio-economic and cultural factors that influence ...
"The go-between of liaisons”: the social dynamics of mobile-phone text messaging and implications for intimate partner based violence in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records; journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2017-07-05)
Access to mobile telecommunication networks has become a necessity rather than a luxury for millions of people worldwide. In contemporary Botswana the mobile phone technology growth rate has been phenomenal with subscriptions ...
Tourism in Botswana in the last 50 Years: a review
(Botswana Notes and Records; http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Using the concepts of ecotourism and sustainable tourism, this paper reviews tourism development in Botswana since the country’s independence in 1966. Findings from this review indicate that the tourism industry has ...
Inappropriate Use of agrochemicals poses potential threats to Botswana vultures: a call for research and legal instruments
(Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Agrochemicals are widely used across the world to serve different purposes. However, inappropriate use of agrochemicals affects wildlife particularly non-target species such as vultures. In this paper, we discuss the ...
Rural livelihoods and community local knowledge of risk of malaria transmission in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Botswana Society; http://journals.ub.bw/, 2017)
The Okavango Delta in north-western Botswana is a malaria endemic area. Most livelihood activities in this area are seasonal, usually coinciding with malaria season (November-April). The objective of this paper is to assess ...
Spatial policy in natural resources governance
(Science Pubblishing Group, http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/, 2016-09-29)
Governance of natural resources includes issues of power, use, access and most importantly, responsibility. While many people assume natural resources to be free and
open for all, most natural resources are in fact under ...
Socio-economic factors influencing household forest dependency in Chobe enclave, Botswana
(Springer Link, https://link.springer.com/, 2017-11-13)
Introduction:
Human dependence on forests is a multifaceted phenomenon. The degree of reliance on forests varies geographically, overtime and across communities. These dynamics underpin the importance of understanding the ...
Heat wave characteristics in the context of climate change over past 50 years in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records; journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)
Heat waves have impacts on human health, society and the economy. This study seeks to improve the understanding of their characteristics in Botswana. For their identification, a heat wave is defined as a period when daily ...