Dr.Mbongwe Joins UN's DDT Expert Group

Dr Bontle Mbongwe
Dr Bontle Mbongwe

University of Botswana’s lecturer in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Dr Bontle Mbongwe has been appointed member of the United Nations Environmental Programme DDT Expert Group under the Stockholm Convention.

United Nations Executive Secretary for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention, Dr Rolph Payet signed Mbongwe’s appointment letter.

“I am pleased to inform you that the government of Botswana has selected you to be a member of the DDT expert group established under the Stockholm Convention for the period 1 September 2019 to 30 August 2023,” Payet stated in the letter.

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