Side event details
Conserving Wetlands for Sustainable Cities and Livelihoods - the case of Kasane-Kazungula and Shakawe
Room
Kazuma
Day and time
27.07.2025 18:30
Lead organization
Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Botswana
Partner organization(s)
Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs - Chobe District Council -Okavango District Council Birdlife Botswana Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area Botswana Tourism Organization
Details
Botswana’s Minister of Environment and Tourism will present a documentary that showcases Botswana's wetlands conservation efforts. It will also market and promote Shakawe and Kasane-Kazungula under the Wetlands City Accreditation Scheme. In addition, it will also be used to market Botswana as a premier tourism destination. A compressed documentary video will run for 5 minutes, followed by the Ministers brief on the country's recognition of wetlands and their importance to wellbeing of people and nature. Lastly there will be the question-and-answer session. The event is expected to run for an hour.
Program
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