Birdlife wants acceleration of climate change policy

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Local avian organisation, Birdlife Botswana, has urged government to take a strong lead on climate change issues by quickly finalising the climate change policy.

The NGO made the call following the recently concluded United Nations (UN) climate change talks that were held in Lima, Peru.

“We are not moving fast enough on climate change – already we are seeing the impacts of climate damage on the most vulnerable communities, species and ecosystems, including here in Botswana,” said Dr Kabelo Senyatso, Birdlife director.

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