An approach to linking Land governance to Water governance: Botswana case Study
George S. Thabeng, Pako Modiakgotla
Botswana has a semi-arid climate, rainfall levels are low, unevenly distributed spatially and highly variable from year to year. Botswana’s population is becoming more sedentary and concentrated in its urban areas. Demands for food, land, and fuel are increasing However in 2016 agriculture and mining were the main users, accounting for 48% and 16% of total water demand respectively. Roughly, 46% of the total land area is classified as agricultural land, although only 5% is being cultivated. In 2015 and 2016, the drought caused a 44% drop in cereal production. Botswana is unable to produce sufficient food to feed itself and has in some year’s food imports, growth up to 80% of national consumption. Livestock sector uses much more water than irrigation but water demand from livestock is spread evenly over most of the country. The crop production sector comprises mostly of rain fed arable subsistence farming in which the land is provided by the land board section. Irrigation farms provided by the land board is typically found along ephemeral rivers, near dams and close to wastewater treatment plant facilities.
Event: Land Governance in an Interconnected World_Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty_2018
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