Botswana
Department of Waste Management & Pollution Control (DWMPC)
The Department of Waste Management and Pollution Control, (DWMPC) is mandated to prevent and control pollution of the environment through the formulation of waste management policies, regulating and monitoring of the waste sector.
Country Profile : Botswana
The purpose of 2002 Country Profile is to:
· Help countries monitor their own progress;
· Share experiences and information with others; and,
· Serve as institutional memory to track and record national actions...
Instruments for Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Bostwana
Sustainable solid waste management is a strategy for achieving environmental quality in both the developed and the developing world. Environmental quality is a necessary condition for an increase in per capita welfare over time. The paper suggests...
Population, Development, and Waste Management in Botswana: Conceptual and Policy Implications for Climate Change
Based on government and other relevant documentation, this paper explores the conceptual linkage between population, development, and waste management in Botswana and the implications of this relationship for global climate change. Population is...
Botswana's Strategy for Waste Management
The Botswana Environmental Information System, a database of resources for issues regarding the position, policies and practises of Botswana towards the environment, provides access to Botswana's Strategy for Waste Management.
The strategy is...
Botswana’s Environmental Policy on Recycling
Recycling operations have become one of the primary strategies for waste management,worldwide. Especially, recycling operations are viewed as among the most effective techniques for reducing the amount of municipal solid waste disposed at landfill...
An Evaluation of waste management in Botswana: Achievements and Challenges
This paper examines some of the developments in waste management that are taking place in Botswana based on government documentation and other relevant work on the subject. It explores the main achievements the country has made and highlights on some...
