Financing to be biggest huddle in SDGs

Botswana would need to raise $18.4 billion (P194.6bn) as it looks to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

A sustainable development specialist from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Chamberwa Muyeye said the funds required are for Botswana’s intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) to achieve 15% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction by 2030.

He was speaking yesterday in Gaborone at a stakeholder consultative workshop on the SDGs indicators framework.

Editor's Comment
Oh what a State funeral!

That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...

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