Browsing Okavango Research Institute (ORI) by Subject "Botswana"
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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 ... -
Africans and protected areas: North–South perspectives
(Science Direct, https://www.sciencedirect.com, 2016-05)The paper critically explores why most black Africans do not visit protected areas. More specifically, the study examines non-Western tourists’ perceptions of nature and nature-based tourism in comparison to Western ... -
Analysis of gender and other social dimensions of household water
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org, 2014-11-26)This paper analyzes impacts of water insecurity on men, women and children in Botswana, a middle income and semi-arid country. The paper contributes to the burgeoning literature on water security. Households in different ... -
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 ... -
Classifying soils: points of convergence in indigenous knowledge engagement with scientific epistemologies
(Taylor & Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com/, 2022-02-25)While cultures are diverse in nature, there are many similarities between them. This is the case with African and Maōri cultures. Local people largely view their realities in a similar way. The question as to whether there ... -
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 ... -
Community-based tourism ventures, benefits and challenges: Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust, Central District, Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman, 2010)The impact of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) is seen by many as a ‘win-win’ situation with reference to natural resources conservation and the improvement of local communities’ livelihoods. However, ... -
Constraints and potentials of the fish market in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2010-12-04)The Okavango Delta is the largest multi-species and multi-gear fishery in Botswana. However, there is lack of an understanding of the nature of fish market in the Delta. The objectives of the survey were (1) to identify ... -
Cryptic indicators of provenance from the geochemistry of the Okavango Delta sediments, Botswana
(Elsevier; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/503361/description#description, 2005)[Please note that chemical formulae do not display properly]:The siliciclastic sediments of the Okavango inland Delta of northwest Botswana have a modal composition of quartz arenites and result from a complex history, ... -
A cursory discussion of policy alternatives for addressing youth unemployment in Botswana
(Taylor & Francis (Routlegde), https://www.tandfonline.com, 2017-07-27)There has been growing levels of graduate unemployment in Botswana in the recent past. This is notwithstanding the relatively good performance of the economy. Tertiary institutions are churning out graduates with no ... -
Deltamethrin in sediment samples of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(South African Water Research Commission http://www.wrc.org.za, 2006)Deltamethrin concentrations were determined in 35 sediment samples collected from three different habitats: channel, lagoon and pool sites from Xakanaxa in the Okavango Delta, NW Botswana. The samples were Soxhlet-extracted ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Ecotourism in Botswana: 30 years later
(Tailor and Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2015-08-10)Thirty years ago, conservationists, host communities, academics, and tourism practitioners perceived ecotourism as a panacea to conservation and poverty problems in tourism destination areas, especially in developing ... -
Effects of global positioning system collar weight on zebra behavior and location error
(Wildlife Society http://joomla.wildlife.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43, 2008)Global Positioning System (GPS) collars are increasingly being used to study fine-scale patterns of animal behavior. Previous studies on GPS collars have tried to determine the causes of location error without attempting ... -
Factors influencing the implementation of poverty eradication programs in selected communities of ngamiland west, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2022)Poverty eradication program targeted poor and vulnerable members of any society to attain a self-sufficient, dignified livelihood. The focus of the study was to analyse factors influencing implementation of the poverty ... -
Fire and its influence on microbial community structure and soil biochemical properties in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Academic Journals. http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE, 2007)The influence of wild fires on microbial community structure, soil organic matter, sulphur oxidising and nitrifying microbial populations in the floodplains of the Okavango Delta of Botswana was assessed. Microbial ... -
"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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...