North-West communities pilot climate smart projects
Tuesday, December 05, 2017
The projects, known as Sustainable Land Management (SLM), aim to help communities mitigate and adapt to climate change challenges in Chobe, Makgadikgadi and Ngamiland districts. Further the project aim to promote the uptake of green technologies in Botswana by showcasing their viability to the people.
During a recently held SLM conference in Maun, which attracted stakeholders from the three districts, the projects unveiled three climate smart products.
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