COP28: Rich nations accused of flip-flopping on adaptation finance
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | 250 Views |
Words to action: Developing nations want the rich world to put its money where its mouth is PIC: AFP
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
For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....