Okavango Research Institute (ORI): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Determination of potentially toxic heavy metals in traditionally used medicinal plants for HIV/AIDS opportunistic infections in Ngamiland District in Northern Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/aca, 2011-12-08)The determination of four potentially toxic heavy metals, arsenic, chromium, lead and nickel in twelve plant species used for the treatment of perceived HIV and AIDS-associated opportunistic infections by traditional ... -
Fish, floods, and ecosystem engineers: aquatic conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(American Institute of Biological Sciences, www.aibs.org, 2009-01)The Okavango Delta, Botswana, is a major wetland surrounded by the Kalahari Desert. The delta supports a diverse fish fauna that depends on highly seasonal flooding from inflowing rivers, and on the actions of ecosystem ... -
Soils, science and the politics of knowledge: how African smallholder farmers are framed and situated in the global debates on integrated soil fertility management
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/, 2013)The paper addresses an important and often overlooked cultural aspect of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This relates to how different policy organisations conceptualise soil management problem, its ... -
A flood pulse driven fish population model for the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elservier, www.elsevier.com/, 2012-03-10)The Okavango Delta is a large, remote, and ecologically significant wetland located in Botswana that receives a strong annual flood pulse. Although the hydrology in flood pulsed systems is often theorized to drive fish ... -
Pressurized hot water extraction coupled to molecularly imprinted polymers for simultaneous extraction and clean-up of pesticides residues in edible and medicinal plants of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(De Gruyter, http://www.degruyter.com/, 2013-10-08)In this study, an in-cell extraction and clean-up approach, employing pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE) coupled to a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) is proposed. The selectivity of PHWE was improved through the ... -
Livestock predation, household adaptation and compensation policy: a case study of Shorobe village in the northern Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ragr20, 2012-06-28)Human-wildlife conflict is a worldwide phenomenon. Through a household survey supplemented by informal interviews, this study attempts to understand the dynamics of livestock predation by carnivores at village level in ... -
Communicating environment in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: an exploratory assessment of the sources, channels, and approaches used among the Delta Communities
(Sage, http://scx.sagepub.com, 2012-04-29)The study explored environmental communication strategies within the Okavango Delta, northwest Botswana. A survey instrument was administered to 120 respondents, randomly sampled across four villages. The findings show ... -
Predictors of knowledge-sharing behaviors among community based natural resources organisations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Sage, www.sage.com, 2013-01-23)The study investigated the relative contribution of selected predictors of knowledge-sharing behaviors among local community leaders involved in natural resources management programs within the Okavango Delta, Botswana. ... -
Success factors in community based natural resources management in northern Botswana: Lessons from practice
(Blackwell Publishing, www.blackwellpublishing.com, 2005-08-08)The article explores and examines challenges and lessons learned from the implementation of community based natural resources management (CBNRM) programmes in Ngamiland, northern Botswana. The article, based largely on ... -
Rural livelihood diversification: a household adaptive strategy against flood variability in the Okavango delta, Botswana
(Agrekon, www.aeasa.org.za, 2012)This paper assesses the role of livelihood diversification in household adaptation to flood variability in the Okavango Delta, and locates it within the global discourse on adaptation to climate variability and change in ... -
Variation in assemblages of small fishes and microcrustaceans after inundation of rarely flooded wetlands of the lower Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Springer, www.springer.com, 2013-09-30)Water extraction from floodplain river systems may alter patterns of inundation of adjacent wetlands and lead to loss of aquatic biodiversity. Water reaching the Okavango Delta (Delta), Botswana, may decrease due to excessive ... -
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 ...