Botswana
Country Profile & Environmental Management Partnerships
Botswana is an active partner and member state collaborating with the Africa Institute to address environmental issues, manage hazardous wastes, and eliminate persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to safeguard public health and ecosystems.
Official Government Portal
Access Botswana’s official national policies, governmental departments, and legislative publications.
Active & Collaborative Projects
The Africa Institute coordinates and executes several national and regional initiatives in Botswana to support sustainable chemicals management and environment protection.
SADC PCBs Elimination Project
Disposal of PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) oils contained in transformers and disposal of capacitors containing PCB in Southern Africa, demonstrating a regional approach to environmentally sound management (ESM) of PCB oils, equipment, and wastes.
Electronics Value Chain Circularity & Resource Efficiency
Reducing the adverse impacts of POPs, uPOPs, and heavy metals (such as mercury) on human health and environment across the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment in SADC countries.
