Botswana: Climate Change Affects Country

Selebi-Phikwe — Botswana is affected by the changes in global climate as evidenced by extreme temperatures, recurrent droughts, floods, severe thunderstorms and strong winds.

Selebi-Phikwe Mayor Benjamin Bagayi said this during the World Meteorology Day commemoration last Friday. He said that Botswana suffered prolonged droughts during the 1960s and 1980s, which were worsened by the El Nino in 1982/3. He said these droughts slowed down the country's construction industry and impacted negatively on food security.

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