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 fees have been doubled from the previous amounts and raise concerns about political participation accessibility and democratic representation principles.This significant fee increase prompts questions regarding its impact on grassroots democracy.On one hand, the fees act as a filter, ensuring only serious contenders enter the race, potentially reducing frivolous candidacies and generating crucial campaign funds. The BDP argues that aspiring...