Okavango Research Institute (ORI): Recent submissions
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Concentrations of some trace elements in vegetables sold at Maun market, Botswana
(http://www.ccsenet.org/, 2017-12-20)Contamination of vegetables with toxic metals is one of the most important contributing factors to ill health throughout the world, more so because vegetables are considered essential for human health and their consumption ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Energetic but jobless: socio-economic and institutional drivers of youth unemployment in the Okavango Delta. Botswana
(Botswana Society; http://journals.ub.bw/, 2017)Unemployment, inequality and poverty are the scaffoldings which conspicuously mirror the impediments to development in any human society. Of the three, joblessness or unemployment serves as the hinge on which other challenges ... -
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 ... -
Policy-makers’ perceptions of the tourism–climate change nexus: policy needs and constraints in Botswana
(Routledge;https://www.routledge.com/, 2015-02-13)Tourism is a key sector for most southern African economies endowed with unique natural capital, and the industry is increasingly being used for socio-economic development and diversification of national economies in the ... -
Population structure, species composition and distribution of riparian woody plant communities in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2016-09)There is limited information on the species composition and distribution, population structure and dynamics and the underlying environmental controls of riparian woodland communities in the Okavango Delta. This study aimed ... -
Economic analysis of the preferences and perceptions of tourists in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: implications for rural development
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2016-08)The Okavango Delta, Botswana is one of the renowned inland deltas in the world. The Delta was declared a Ramsar and World Heritage sites in 1997 and 2014, respectively. This pristine wilderness habitat attracts international ... -
Response of a seasonal floodplain vegetation communities and soil nutrient status to flood variation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2013-05)Globally many seasonal floodplain ecosystems experience flooding regime variation leading to variation in vegetation community composition and distribution and soil nutrient status. The Okavango Delta natural flooding ... -
Assessment of risk factors associated with malaria transmission in Tubu Village, Northern Botswana
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/mrt/, 2014-03-16)This study investigated potential risk factors associated with malaria transmission in Tubu village, Okavango subdistrict, a malaria endemic area in northern Botswana. Data was derived from a census questionnaire survey, ... -
Clinical malaria transmission trends and Its association with climatic variables in Tubu village, Botswana: A retrospective analysis
(Plos One, http://journals.plos.org/plosone/, 2016-03-16)Good knowledge on the interactions between climatic variables and malaria can be very useful for predicting outbreaks and preparedness interventions. We investigated clinical malaria transmission patterns and its temporal ... -
Essential mineral content of common fish species in Chanoga, Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Academic Jornals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2015-11-30)Developing countries remain overwhelmed by nutritional problems caused mainly by poverty, natural disasters and political instabilities. The aim of this study was to determine essential mineral content of some common fish ... -
Gillnet selectivity for the north African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Clariidae), from the Upper Okavango Delta, Botswana.
(Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, http://www.aiep.pl/, 2015-06-30)Successful fisheries management requires estimation of gillnet selectivity for optimum exploitation of the resource. In the Okavango Delta, no study has assessed the selectivity of gillnets for Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, ... -
Conflict resolution and management between local fishers and tour operators in the Okavango Delta's panhandle, Botswana
(Scientific Research Publishing, http://www.scirp.org/, 2015-04-22)Conflicts among different fisher groups are a global concern, and the Okavango Delta fishery is no exception, which is composed of commercial, subsistence and recreational fishers. Possibly due to conflicting value/use ... -
Short and long term strategies for household water insecurity in Ngamiland, Botswana
(Canadian Center for Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org, 2014-05-16)The paper analyses coping (short-term) and adaptation (long-term) strategies by households to address water insecurity in Ngamiland, Botswana, a middle income and semi-arid country. Quantitative (i.e. structured household ... -
Evaluation of maize yield in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Academic Jornals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2015-04-09)Flood recession farming locally known as molapo farming in the Okavango Delta is practiced along the edges of the river channels or seasonally flooded depressions on its fringes. It relies on residual moisture and natural ... -
Stand structure, diversity and regeneration status of woody species in open and exclosed dry woodland sites around Molapo farming areas of the Okavango Delta, northeastern Botswana
(Scientific Research Publishing, www.scirp.org/journal/ojf, 2015-03-20)Stand structure, diversity and regeneration status of woody species were investigated in open and exclosed dry woodland sites in Island Safari, Shorobe and Xobe, northeastern Botswana. A total of 105, 111 and 130 quadrats, ... -
Driving local community transformation through participatory rural entrepreneurship development
(Emerald, http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/, 2015-04)Purpose – Rural entrepreneurship development and employment generation are fundamental to enhancing local-level progress and transformation. Achieving gainful employment in rural communities contributes immensely to the ... -
Contending claims over access to fisheries: a case study of the Okavango Delta Panhandle, Botswana
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org, 2013-02-26)Fishing is one of the key livelihood activities in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Subsistence fishers, commercial fishers and tourist lodge operators derive material and non-material benefits from fishery. However open ... -
Disaggregating hydroperiod: components of the seasonal flood pulse as drivers of plant species disribution in floodplains of a tropical wetland
(Springer Link, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-014-0554-x#, 2014-06-22)Wetland hydroperiod consists of different components, including frequency, duration and depth. A significant proportion of the seasonally flood-pulsed Okavango Delta is inundated for part of each year. Variation in ...