Friday, July 27, 2007

Botswana Environment and Development Forum meeting

The Botswana Environment and Development Forum will hold a public meeting on Tuesday the 31 July at BTV Auditorium, Gaborone. The topic for the evening is: The implications of climate change on biodiversity and wetlands and adaptation strategies.

Short presentations will facilitate dialogue among government, research and the private sector, with discussion with the panelists.

Chair of the meeting will be Professor R. Chanda, Head of the Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana. The panelists:

Stevie Monna, Director, Department of Environmental Affairs
Phetolo Phage, Director of Department of Meterological Services
Dr Piotr Wolski, Hydrologist, Senior Research Fellow, HOORC, University of Botswana
Wazha Tema, Regional Chair IUCN Commission on Education and Communication.

You can find several reports about climate change in Africa in HOORC's Library.

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