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The adverse impact of climate change

Farmer on a dry field
Farmer on a dry field

Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its report on the effects of climate change. Its conclusions were all too familiar – every region in the world is experiencing adverse impacts due to climate change.

And we need to urgently defuse the climate timebomb; for example, by phasing out the use of fossil fuels. It’s the same old climate change song – blame everything that is negative on climate change! But other factors may also be responsible in explaining what we are now observing in the world today.

On page 24 of the March 24 issue of Mmegi, there was a photo of an empty looking Gaborone Dam taken in 2016.

Editor's Comment
Tana project a welcome development

Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...

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