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COP28: Rich nations accused of flip-flopping on adaptation finance

Words to action: Developing nations want the rich world to put its money where its mouth is PIC: AFP
Words to action: Developing nations want the rich world to put its money where its mouth is PIC: AFP

DUBAI: Prolonged dry spells and heatwaves will intensify crop failure, put grazing land for both livestock and wild animals under severe stress, as well as drastically compromise water supply.

While locally, the period 2014-2016 will be remembered as the worst of the unforgiving El Niño phenomenon, even, drying up Gaborone Dam, scientists have dubbed 2023 “the warmest year in recorded history”. Furthermore, a SADC report released early this year has warned that the 2023-2024 season will be severely dry.

It is against this backdrop that adaptation was the best entry point for Botswana in the ongoing

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Botswana must not be a flag of convenience for rogues

‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has...

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