National Adaptation Plan Framework for Botswana

The National Adaptation Plan Framework for Botswana provides a high-level strategic guide for integrating climate change adaptation into national and subnational development planning. It outlines a multi-sectoral approach emphasizing horizontal and vertical integration, ecosystem-based adaptation, and community-centered planning. The framework proposes a governance structure led by a National Climate Change Unit (NCCU) and a National Committee on Climate Change (NCCC), while prioritizing the needs of youth, women, and vulnerable groups. It also details strategies for mobilizing domestic and international climate finance and aligning the NAP with existing policies like Vision 2036 and NDP 11.

• Botswana faces significant climate risks, with projections for 2050 indicating a maximum rainfall decline of 14% and a temperature increase of up to 2°C, leading to more frequent and severe droughts.
• The framework emphasizes a dual integration strategy: horizontal integration to connect national ministries and departments, and vertical integration to link national planning with subnational levels, including districts, villages, wards, and kgotlas.
• Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is central to the process, focusing on the sustainable management and restoration of ecosystems to support economic activities like agriculture and tourism and reduce vulnerability.
• The framework adopts a Community-based Adaptation (CbA) approach to ensure the full participation of local communities, particularly those dependent on rainfed crop production and subsistence livestock farming.
• Gender-responsiveness is prioritized because women in Botswana are particularly vulnerable due to their predominant role in arable farming and veldt products collection, which are highly sensitive to rainfall variability.
• The proposed institutional structure recommends escalating the National Climate Change Unit (NCCU) to a directorate under the Office of the President to ensure cross-sectoral coordination.
• The framework identifies the private sector as a critical partner for providing insurance schemes, financing for agriculture, and developing weather forecasting technologies.
• Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for the NAP process will be integrated into the existing National Monitoring and Evaluation System (NMES) and aligned with the thematic working groups of NDP 11.
• To improve access to international climate finance, Botswana established the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development as the National Designated Authority for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in 2018.
• The framework advocates for the infusion of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge into the NAP process, particularly for early warning systems and land rehabilitation, subject to scientific evaluation.

APA

NAP Global Network (2020). National Adaptation Plan Framework for Botswana. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/napgn-en-2020-nap-framework-for-botswana.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. National Adaptation Plan Framework for Botswana. 2020. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/napgn-en-2020-nap-framework-for-botswana.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2020national, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{National Adaptation Plan Framework for Botswana}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/napgn-en-2020-nap-framework-for-botswana.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }