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Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Tip** Points in Botswana
Climate adaptation planning requires new ways of thinking and approaching the analysis of risks. Such thinking needs to be systemic in nature and...
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International Water Law Where World Needs Ecopolitics Most: A Study of the Framework of States’ Right to Exploit Transboundary Water Resources via Dam Construction
As one of the largest man-made structures, damming dates back thousands of years. Even though dams are important for providing drinking water,...
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The Impact of Municipal Waste on Groundwater Quality: Case of Omaruru Municipal Dumpsite
In this chapter, the effect of waste management practices on groundwater quality at the local municipality level is assessed. The case of Omaruru...
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Community-based natural resource management: a promising strategy for reducing subsistence poaching around protected areas, northern Botswana
The basic principles of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) are rural economic development, community empowerment and sustainable...
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Spatial variability of dust concentration and deposition around an industrial port in South Africa emphasises the complexity of sources and transport
The port and industrial zone of Saldanha Bay in South Africa accommodates activities related to the transport, processing, and production of...
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Mercury Exposure in Two Fish Trophic Guilds from Protected and ASGM-Impacted Reservoirs in Zimbabwe and Possible Risks to Human Health
Despite a surge in mercury (Hg) pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Zimbabwe’s drainage basins, little is known about Hg...
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Electrical Resistivity and Induced Polarization Methods for Environmental Investigations: an Overview
Contamination of soils and groundwater is one of the most serious environmental problems. The sources of contamination are several and include, among...
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Input, behaviour and distribution of multiple elements in abiotic matrices along a transect within the Okavango Delta, northern Botswana
Wetlands fed by rivers can be a sink for elements depending on elemental concentrations, wetland hydrology, geochemistry, vegetation and climate. In...
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Environmental Education in African Countries and Its Implementation in Lesotho
The usage of plastic is ubiquitous in all societies, continents, and seemingly within all economic areas. Due to its broad usage and beneficial...
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Mitigating water pollution: tourists’ willingness to pay for eco-friendly toilets in the Sagarmatha National Park, Mt. Everest area, Nepal
Water pollution problems in remote high mountain tourist areas combine aspects of both public goods and externality problems. Coordinating collective...
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A Review of Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems Approaches: with Special Reference to Macroinvertebrates and Pesticide Pollution
Biological monitoring is the evaluating changes in the environment using the biological responses with the intent of using such information in...
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Impacts of Plasticizers on Riverine Ecological Integrity in Context to Sustainability Challenges
Rapid urbanization and industrialization have introduced a variety of organic pollutants in the environmental matrices. Some of these chemicals are...
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Freshwaters: Global Distribution, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Human Pressures
Freshwaters are among the most dynamic, diverse, and complex ecosystems globally. Lakes, rivers, and ponds cover about 1% of the Earth’s surface;...
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Diversity and Classification of Wetlands in International and National Perspectives
Although wetlands occupy a sizeable portion of the land surface of the world, accurate and updated information pertaining to types and location,...
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The International Research Activities of the Institute for Development Anthropology and Increasing Concerns About the Socio-Economic and Environmental Costs of Large Dams for Free Flowing Rivers and Riverine Communities: 1976–1995
David Brokensha, Michael Horowitz and I, while attending a meeting on West Africa in Arizona in 1976, decided to form an Institute for Development...
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Review of climate change impacts on predicted river streamflow in tropical rivers
Tropical regions are characterized by hydrological extreme events, which are likely to be exacerbated by climate change. Therefore, quantifying the...
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Climate Change Impact on Hydrological Regimes and Extreme Events in Southern Africa
Climate changeClimate change is expectedHydrological regimes toExtreme events exacerbateAfrica current stresses on water resources resulting from...
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Historical perspectives on pastoralism and land tenure transformation in Ngamiland, Botswana: What are the policy and institutional lessons?
Pastoral societies in dryland Africa continue to face changes to their systems. These systems are influenced by a range of historical factors, but...
