Botswana team ill-prepared for UN climate change conference

As the date for the United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled for December 1 to 12 in Poznan, Poland approaches, the Botswana team, which is charged with presenting Botswana's position, is nowhere near ready for the job, it has emerged.

The breathtaking range of issues to be tackled include analyses of means to reach emission targets and identification of ways to enhance their effectiveness, capacity building under the Kyoto Protocol, greenhouse gas, emission from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport, amendment of the Kyoto Protocol's procedures and mechanisms relating to compliance, analysis of mitigation potential and identification of ranges of emission reduction objectives. But it is feared some countries will not accept Botswana's view on carbon emissions, for instance, and will require thorough preparation to win them over.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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