University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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What contribution can senior citizens make towards the economic and social development of Botswana?
(African Education Research Network, http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/, 2006-12)Senior citizens (pensioners) have been known by society to be people who have exhausted their worth and wealth of expertise and knowledge and for that matter have no role to play or have no further contribution to make ... -
Parents' participation in public primary schools in Botswana: perceptions and experiences of headteachers
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ies, 2013-03)The idea of involving parents in the school system is universal and as old as the history and philosophy of education itself. This study investigated the public school headteachers’ experiences and perceptions about the ... -
Assessing the impacts of fire on the vegetation resources that are available to the local communities of the seasonal wetlands of the Okavango, Botswana, in the context of different land uses and key government policies
(Wiley online library, onlinelibrary.wiley.com, 2009)The Okavango wetlands in north western Botswana are the most fire-prone environment in Botswana. Most of these fires are anthropogenic. The fires in this environment are thought to impact the environment negatively and ... -
Body image dissatisfaction is increased in male and overweight/obese adolescents in Botswana
(JO, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/1286/, 2013-02)The purpose of this study was to examine linkages between obesity, physical activity, and body image dissatisfaction, with consideration of socioeconomic status (SES) and urbanization in adolescents in Botswana. Materials ... -
The dynamics of curriculum reforms in Botswana with reference to science education
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2013-12)This paper identifies changes that occurred in Botswana Science Education. The paper indicates that Botswana follows a centralized system of curriculum development and this approach facilitates the implementation of new ... -
Political economy of integrated soil fertility management in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, https://www.waset.org, 2013)Although many factors play a significant role in agricultural production and productivity, the importance of soil fertility cannot be underestimated. The extent to which small farmers are able to manage the fertility of ... -
Remotely sensed habitat indicators for predicting distribution of impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Cambridge University Press, www.cambridge.org, 2006)We studied the spatial and temporal habitat use of impala in Botswana’s Okavango Delta at landscape level with the aid of satellite imagery, with minimal fieldwork. We related remotely sensed vegetation to impala habitat ... -
A laboratory assessment of the potential molluscicidal potency of Jatropha curcas aqueous extracts
(Taylor & Francis http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/, 2008)Preliminary laboratory studies were conducted to determine the molluscicidal potency of Jatropha curcas, the physic nut. Biomphalaria glabrata and Bulinus globosus snails were exposed to varying concentrations of aqueous ... -
Mechanisms for biosorption of chromium(III), copper(II) and mercury(II) using water extracts of Moringa oliefera seed powder
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB, 2008)In continuation of our work on heavy metal remediation using Moringa seed powder, this study examines the mechanisms of metal sorption on water extracts of Moringa oleifera (MO) seed powder using extended X-ray absorption ... -
Species diversity of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Springer link, http://link.springer.com, 2006)In the Okavango Delta (about 28,000 km2) the number of identified species is 1,300 for plants, 71 for fish, 33 for amphibians, 64 for reptiles, 444 for birds, and 122 for mammals. The local occurrence of different species ... -
Water balance and infiltration in a seasonal floodplain in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Springer link, http://link.springer.com, 2006)Water balance in a seasonal floodplain in the Okavango Delta, Botswana was determined for three years (1997–1999). There was no surface outflow, and infiltration to ground water was very large (4.7–9.7 m during 90–175 days ... -
Flooding dynamics in a large low-gradient alluvial fan, the Okavango delta, Botswana, from analysis and interpretation of 30-year hydrometric record
(Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences, www.hydrology-and-earth-system-sciences.net, 2006)The Okavango Delta is a flood-pulsed wetland, which supports a large tourism industry and the subsistence of the local population through the provision of ecosystem services. In order to obtain insight into the influence ... -
Access to water in gazetted and ungazetted rural settlements in Ngamiland, Botswana
(Elservier, www.elsevier.com, 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 ... -
Scenarios of the impact of local and upstream changes in climate and water use on hydro-ecology in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elservier, www.elsevier.com, 2006)Changes in hydrological inputs to the flood-pulsed Okavango Delta result in changes in such flooding characteristics as floodplain water depth, inundation duration and frequency. A mathematical model is used to assess ... -
Use of the geochemical and biological sedimentary record in establishing palaeo-environments and climate change in the Lake Ngami basin, NW Botswana
(Elservier, www.elsevier.com, 2006)Sediment samples from a continuous 4.6 m profile in the dry bed of Lake Ngami in NW Botswana were analysed for geochemistry and dated using both 14C and TL methods. Certain units in the profile were found to be diatom rich ... -
Communicating integrated water resources management: from global discourse to local practice - chronicling an experience from the Boteti river sub-basin, Botswana
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com, 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 ... -
Water resources management in Botswana: balancing sustainability and economic development
(Springer, http://www.springer.com, 2006)Botswana is a rapidly developing country in southern Africa. Over the last three decades, diamond mining and tourism have provided double-digit rates of economic growth. Yet most of Botswana’s land is in the Kalahari desert ... -
Pathways of human sprawl in wilderness buffer zones
(Springer, http://www.springer.com, 2006)Intensification of human sprawl in buffer zones of globally important African wilderness areas is of worldwide concern. The paper identifies two major conflicting (yet potentially reconcilable) pathways of rural sprawl in ... -
Introduction: socioeconomic development in Botswana
(African Journals Online, http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jsda/index, 2011-01)An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses, key issues related to Botswana's socio-economic development policies and practices including the importance of cultural heritage, the concept of national dress ... -
Globalization and the nation-state: sovereignty and state welfare in jeopardy
(David Publishing Company, http://www.davidpublishing.com, 2011-07)This paper addresses the fact that although globalization cannot be resisted by the nation-state, it is often confronted by mixed reactions from both the GN (Global North) and the GS(Global South). The essay charges that ...