STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana Country Report

The report identifies Botswana as highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly regarding water shortages and agricultural yields. It finds that while universities like the University of Botswana and Botswana College of Agriculture possess significant individual expertise, there is a critical lack of overarching national CCD policy and institutional coordination. The document argues for a shift toward transdisciplinary research and the integration of indigenous knowledge systems to build climate resilience.

• Botswana faces high vulnerability to climate change, with projections indicating temperatures may increase by 2°C by 2030, and severe water shortages are expected by 2075, ranging from 24 percent in the Shashe River Catchment to 1,043 percent in the Metsemotlhaba-Ngotwane catchment.
• Climate change is projected to significantly reduce crop yields; a 2°C increase in mean annual temperature is expected to reduce maize yields by 21.6 percent and sorghum by 16.1 percent, while a 3°C increase would reduce maize by 35.8 percent and sorghum by 25.6 percent.

APA

Urquhart, P., & Lotz-Sisitka, H. (2014). STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No2-Botswana-Country-Report.pdf

Chicago

Urquhart, Penny, and Heila Lotz-Sisitka. STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No2-Botswana-Country-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{urquhart2014strengthening, author = {Urquhart, Penny and Lotz-Sisitka, Heila}, title = {{STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana Country Report}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = may, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No2-Botswana-Country-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }