By Green Loop Communications Budget Speech • Governance • • • 0 Comments

The 2020/21 budget speech and its take on environmental challenges to support national development initiatives

By Lindiwe Jean Modise

Chief Environmentalist  |  Green Loop Environmental Consultants

In the 2020/21 Budget Speech delivered early this week by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Honourable Dr. Thapelo Matsheka, mentioned that “this Government is committed to transforming the economy through, refocusing existing policies, strategies and programmes, such as: service delivery through ICT; creating sustainable jobs; fighting corruption; improving education and training; providing quality health care; and attracting local and international investors, in order to create an inclusive economy with greater citizen participation.”  Unfortunately environmental and climate change issues were not prioritised as one would have expected given their adverse impact on growth of the national economy. / read more

By Green Loop Communications Climate Change • • • 0 Comments

The global debate on climate change; our appreciation and mitigation plans as a nation.

By Lindiwe Jean Modise

Chief Environmentalist  | Green Loop Environmental Consultants

All countries, developing and developed are negatively contributing to climate change, no matter the distance, it affects the whole world including us here in Botswana. Some argue and say, ‘We are a small nation with a population of less than 2.5 million, therefore we contribute less to global warming as compared to developed countries that operate in mass production.’ This is true, Botswana contributes less as compared to other nations with high populations and a huge industrial base, but climate change has no borders nor barriers. What other nations globally emit at large also affects Botswana and we further add on to the uncontrolled on-going emissions that negatively contribute to climate change. / read more