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Botswana’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism Establishes New Unit for Multilateral Environmental Agreements

In a significant move to bolster its commitment to environmental stewardship, Botswana’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism has established a new unit dedicated to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). This initiative positions Botswana as a proactive participant in global environmental governance and showcases the country’s dedication to addressing pressing environmental challenges.

Central Coordination for International Engagement

The newly formed unit will serve as the central coordinating body for Botswana’s involvement in various international environmental agreements. This strategic move aims to streamline the country’s efforts in managing compliance with these agreements, ensuring that Botswana meets its obligations and contributes effectively to global environmental initiatives.

Responsibilities of the New Unit

The responsibilities of the MEA unit are multi-faceted and critical to enhancing Botswana’s environmental stewardship:

• Compliance Management : The unit will oversee the country’s compliance with existing international agreements. This involves regular assessments and reporting mechanisms to ensure that Botswana adheres to the commitments made under various environmental treaties.
• Implementation Oversight : Effective implementation of MEAs is crucial for achieving their intended environmental outcomes. The unit will monitor and facilitate the execution of policies and programs that align with international standards, ensuring that local practices reflect global environmental goals.
• Engagement with Global Initiatives : The unit will play a vital role in fostering partnerships and collaboration with other countries, international organizations, and NGOs involved in environmental conservation. By engaging with global initiatives, Botswana aims to share best practices, gain insights, and contribute to collective efforts in addressing environmental issues.
• Capacity Building : The MEA unit will also focus on enhancing the capacity of relevant stakeholders, including government agencies, local communities, and private sectors, to effectively engage in MEAs. This will involve training, workshops, and awareness campaigns to promote understanding and action on environmental commitments.
• Policy Development : The unit will contribute to the development of national policies that align with international environmental standards. This ensures that Botswana’s environmental policies are not only compliant but also progressive and sustainable.

Enhancing Botswana’s Environmental Stewardship

By establishing this new unit, Botswana demonstrates its commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development. The unit will enable the country to navigate the complex landscape of international environmental agreements more effectively, ensuring that Botswana is well-positioned to tackle challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.

As a nation rich in biodiversity and natural resources, Botswana recognizes the importance of maintaining its ecological integrity. The establishment of the MEA unit reflects a forward-thinking approach to environmental governance, positioning Botswana as a leader in regional and global environmental efforts.

The creation of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements unit marks a pivotal step in Botswana’s journey towards enhanced environmental stewardship. Through coordinated efforts in compliance, implementation, and engagement, this unit is set to strengthen the country’s role in international environmental governance, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable future for Botswana and the planet.

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Dumezdweni Mthimkhulu appointed Botswana’s new Minister of Environment and Tourism

Botswana’s President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi has appointed Dumezdweni Mthimkhulu as the new Minister of Environment and Tourism in a latest cabinet change that was announced on February 26.

Mthimkhhulu takes over from Philda Nani Kereng who has been designated by the President as Botswana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria.

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Botswana has a significant solar potential receiving over 3,200 hours of sunshine per year with an average insolation on a flat surface of 21 MJ/m. This rate of irradiation is among the highest in the world. There is also wind potential. Regions with the highest wind potential are located in the South-West and Eastern parts of Botswana, with average wind speeds above 7 m/s, and a wind power density above 200 W/m2 . In the energy sector the National Development Plan 11 in Botswana focuses on increasing self-reliance on the country’s energy resources.Hence, Botswana is looking to diversify and support the development of the economy by securing competitive, cost-reflective and sustainable electricity prices for industry, services and households.

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The service is issued to businesses/entities that operate facilities such as landfill  incinerator, waste-water treatment plants, waste Recovery/salvage facilities (Transfer stations, scrap metal yards, waste bailing sites etc.) and waste recycling facilities (Scrap yard, used oil, paper, plastic, glass, etc.). This license is valid for one year and therefore requires renewal annually.

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Download, complete and submit Waste Management Facility License application form to the Department of Waste Management & Pollution Control Offices.

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Ten (10) working days.

BWP 1000.00 licensing fee (charged per vehicle).

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The service facilitates proper and accurate monitoring of pollution in the environment. The laboratory consistently monitors pollutants from waste-water treatment plants, industries, mines and rivers. Testing of environmental pollutants is performed in various media including; groundwater, surface (river) water, wastewater, leachates, sludge, gases, airborne dust, sediment, and soil.

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Download, complete and submit the Analysis Request  Form NEL Form 1  to the National Environmental Laboratory, Department of Waste Management & Pollution Control Offices

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It controls the import, export and transportation of controlled substances that deplete the Ozone layer in fulfilment of Botswana’s obligation in the implementation of the Montreal Protocol.

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Download, complete and submit a  Licensing and registration of private operators of meteorological service application form to the Department of Meteorological Services.

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• Submit general company documents (valid trade license, valid tax clearance certificate, certificate of incorporation, VAT Registration letter and declaration form)
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Industry participants in Botswana and abroad extol the country’s unique natural resources that provide it with a significant advantage in the tourism sector.  Tourism is a major contributor to the national economy and has tremendous potential for growth.  Most business analysts estimate this difficult-to-quantify sector accounts for less than 10 percent of GDP.  The GoB is committed to growing the sector as part of its economic diversification strategy and has lined several tourism projects to be funded under the current financial budget.  This includes exploring value chain opportunities in the tourism sector and the Kasane-Kazungula re-development project.  Botswana seeks to broaden its tourism base by adding more products and increasing the geographic spread of tourism.  While to-date Botswana tourism has focused almost exclusively on high-end consumers, the GoB is interested in expanding into the mid-range market in an effort to increase revenue and jobs for Batswana.  Providing consistent quality service remains the main challenge.  

While there are few high-quality hotel and conference facilities in Gaborone, Botswana has sought to position itself as a conference destination.  The GoB and Washington-based Corporate Council on Africa co-hosted the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in July 2023 .  Botswana hosted the 73rd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in August-September 2023.  Gaborone’s hotel room capacity is still insufficient even with the emergence of new hotel service providers, creating an opportunity for investment.  In 2019, the U.S.-based chain Hilton entered the Botswana hotel market with a branch of its Hilton Garden Inn brand in Gaborone.  In 2020, the U.S.-based Marriott International – the largest hotel chain in the world – entered the Botswana market through an existing property now operating under Marriott’s Protea brand.

The Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO), a quasi-governmental entity, is responsible for all operational functions of the tourism sector such as marketing, investment promotion, and the grading of tourism facilities to international standards.  The Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) is a non-profit organization that serves as the governing body of hospitality and tourism industries. This wholly member funded organization exists to promote, encourage, and police excellence in hospitality and tourism in Botswana.

Sub-Sector Best Prospects  

Eco-tourism, midrange tourism excursions, hotels, lodges, resorts, direct flights, and restaurants are the best sub-sector prospects.

Opportunities  

There are opportunities for joint ventures for hotel expansions and start-ups along the Trans-Kalahari Highway, joining Botswana and Namibia, and development of lodges in the Kgalagadi Trans-frontier Park, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, and forest reserves surrounding Chobe National Park.  A memorandum of understanding to establish a trans-frontier conservation area, commonly referred to as the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA), was signed in June 2006.  This is a unique partnership between the governments of Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, the private sector, and the local communities to create new opportunities for eco-tourism.  The TFCA was renamed the Greater Mapungubwe TFCA on June 19, 2009. The Greater Mapungubwe is similar in concept to the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) TFCA that seeks to connect Protected Areas in Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola.  Member countries are working to simplify travel between protected areas in the five-country region through the implementation of the KAZA UniVisa for Botswana and the region.  

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• 26 Jul 2018

UPDATING THE TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNT FOR BOTSWANA

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In February 2018, Botswana presented its updated Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) for the reference year 2016, a result of a UNWTO project that began in March 2017 and included:

•    improving the tourism statistics database

•    implementing an improved inbound visitor survey

•    providing in-depth training to ensure ongoing data collection and analysis, and

•    updating the TSA (the last one was prepared in 2011 for reference year 2009).

The updated TSA for 2016 showed that tourism directly contributes to 4.9% of Botswana’s GDP, up from the 3.9% recorded in the previous TSA.

This is the third time that the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism of Botswana has collaborated with UNWTO to prepare a TSA, which is the United Nations Statistical Commission’s standard statistical framework for measuring the contribution of tourism to an economy.

The United Nations has called for a framework of meaningful and feasible indicators for making tourism a real contributor to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The TSA initiative is designed to help strengthen national capacities for meaningful economic measurement of tourism. It is administered by UNWTO as the UN’s official tourism statistics agency.

On this occasion, the TSA was prepared with the support of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), and co-financed by the Federal Republic of Germany through the development bank KfW. KAZA TFCA is a development project of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), owned and led by the governments of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe

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The TOLIS System is an Information Technology (IT) solution designed to enable and support the core business functions of the Department of Tourism(DOT).

1. To Coordinate and enhance communication within and between departments and stakeholders of the Ministry. 2. To easily communicate with regional sites. 3. To provide efficient and reliable Information Technology (IT) service to DOT. 4. Improved data collection and monitoring facilities. 5. Enhanced report writing facilities. 6. Enhanced support for research projects. 7. Online retrieval and analysis of data to reveal business trends and statistics not directly visible in the data directly retrieved from a data warehouse.

1. Click on Sign up for using e-services 2. Complete all of the required fields. Use a valid email address for sign up 3. If you choose motswana on the Nationality drop-menu 4. Fill in your Omang Number(ID Number) 5. Upload an Original copy of the National Identity Card 6.If you choose others on the Nationality drop-menu 7.Fill in your Passport Number 8. Upload an Original copy of a Passport

DOT greatly respects your privacy and your personal information, we will take all reasonable measures to protect your personal information and to keep it confidential, in anticipation of the long awaited privacy and personal data protection laws.

Click on Forgot Password 1. Fill in the Username/Email.The email address should match the email used for registration 2. Email will be sent with details on how to recover your password. The recovery link will be valid only for 4hours 3. Email will be sent with details on how to recover your password

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1. New Tourism Enterprise License 2. New Tourism Enterprise License Category I 3.Annual Fee Payment 4.Submission of Moonthly Tourism Accomodation Statistics 5.Levy Payment 6.Renewal of Category I License

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Once the application have been submitted sucessfully, the application will return a reference number, which should be noted as it will be used for future use

Once the application have been submitteted, nothing can be edited.

1.Login into the application. 2.Choose Apply for New Tourism Enterprise License under the eServices section 3.Fill all the details required in all fields, attach document if required 4.Click Sumit Button

1. Login into the application. 2. Choose Apply for new Tourism enterprise License Category I under the eServices section 3. Fill all the details required in all fields, attach document if required 4.Click Submit Button

1. Login as a customer into the application 2. Choose Submit Monthly Tourism Accommodation Statistics under the eService section. 3. Enter the license number then click submit 4. Click on submit once done with filling all the necessary details on the form.

1.Login into the application 2.Choose Submit Monthly Tourism Accommodation Statistics under the eService section. 3.Enter the license number then click submit 4.Click on submit once done with filling all the necessary details on the form.

1. Login as a customer 2. Choose Levy Payment under the eService section. 3. Enter the license number then click submit 4. Type in a Levy amount equal to or greater than the minimum payable fee 5. Fill all the details to make an online payment with a VISA card. Click Pay once done. 6.Click close when done, keep the reference number safely for future references

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Who is Minister of Tourism in Botswana

What is Tourism?

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.

The Minister for Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Honourable Philda Nani Kereng hosted ⁹ a meet and greet session in honour of the Tourism Industry.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Minister of Environmental Affairs Botswana?

Philda Kereng as Minister in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, the Ministry embarked on a pledge to achieve the Ministry’s transformation agenda.

Who is the CEO of Botswana Tourism?

Myra Sekgororoane joins BTO again, as CEO.

Who is Philda Kereng?

Botswana Minister of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism, Honourable Philda Nani Kereng who is also the Vice-Chairperson of SASSCAL Council of Ministers hosted the SASSCAL Board Members on 26 July 2022.

Who is the management team of Botswana Tourism Organisation?

Botswana Tourism Board employs 128 employees. The Botswana Tourism Board management team includes Keitumetse Setlang (Communications Manager), Tshepho Mmokele (Marketing Executive), and Shatho Lopang (Business Development Officer).

What is the best definition of tourism?

Tourism is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes.

What are 3 types of tourism?

There are three basic forms of tourism: domestic tourism, inbound tourism, and outbound tourism.

What is tourism and importance?

Tourism offers great opportunities for emerging economies and developing countries. It creates jobs, strengthens the local economy, contributes to local infrastructure development and can help to conserve the natural environment and cultural assets and traditions, and to reduce poverty and inequality.

What are the types of tourism in Ghana?

The tourist industry in Ghana is known to promote sustainable tourism that includes: cultural tourism, heritage tourism, recreational tourism, adventure tourism and events tourism. Cultural tourism focuses on festivals and events, whereas heritage tourism focuses on the history of the slave routes.

What is tourism in other words?

The act of traveling, typically for leisure. travel. exploration. journey. passage.

Why tourism is important to a country?

Tourism helps to “enhance employment opportunities and earnings, which can be of major economic significance to the local population” [18]. In terms of employment, the local community could expand their earnings and socio-economic condition, which could lead to an improved standard of living.