Research, Policy Key In Water Resource Management
Monday, September 12, 2016
National director of the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCCALM), Casper Bonyongo said that research-based evidence often plays a very minor role in policy formulation in Botswana. He said that this is because there is limited interaction between researchers and policy makers. “The lack of interaction means policy makers are often not informed about ongoing research while researchers always lack knowledge of the most pressing policy questions that they would need to make their research more relevant,” he said.
“However, recently there has been an increased interest in policy research.”
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...