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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

Editor's Comment
Child protection needs more than prevailing laws

The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...

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