Botswana should respond to climate change threats, says Vice President

Professor Krug, at the 4th Lead Author session of the IPCC, has said that Botswana is highly vulnerable to climate change particularly agriculture or livestock, woodlands and forest, water and health.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 19-04-2018 18:20 IST | Created: 19-04-2018 18:20 IST
Botswana should respond to climate change threats, says Vice President
The Vice President of Botswana, Slumber Tsogwane has also said that the negative effects of climate change need to be responded effectively by the country. (Image Credit: Pixabay)
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Given the social, economic and environmental circumstances of Botswana, it has been challenged for adaptation to climate change.

Professor Thelma Krug, Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) vice-chairperson, during the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting for authors, has echoed that the country is prone to climate change. According to him, the reason for the same is the fragile environment and semi-aridity of the nation.

Professor Krug, at the 4th Lead Author session of the IPCC, has said that Botswana is highly vulnerable to climate change particularly agriculture or livestock, woodlands and forest, water and health. She also said that there would be additional stresses on the country, as the climatic changes would affect the vegetation, rangeland covers, species types and the entire dependent on the same.

She marked that the adaptation to climate change in Botswana is vital given the environmental, social and economic circumstances.

The Vice President of Botswana, Slumber Tsogwane has also said that the negative effects of climate change need to be responded effectively by the country. He said that Botswana is located in a region where the rate of warming exceeds that of the global average and the vulnerability of the country to the adverse effects of climate change needs to be better understood, as well as its implications on environmental and socio-economic sectors such as health, water, tourism, infrastructure, agriculture and overall development.

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