Aid and the environment: The case of Botswana

Arbeitspapier

Botswana has serious environmental problems which, if not addressed, will undermine the attainment of sustainable economic development. This study attempts to determine what aid flows have actually been doing with regard to the environment in Botswana. The results show that although both the national government of Botswana and top aid donors have concerns for environmental sustainability in sustainable economic development, the actual amount allocated to the sector is an insignificant proportion of the overall development budget. This will undermine national and global objectives of attaining lasting environmental and economic development. The donor agencies interviewed during the course of this study suggested that the government of Botswana needs to prioritize the environmental sector and coordinate the donor aid disbursed to the sector.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9230-728-8
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2014/007

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Sustainable Development
• Subject: aid flow ; development expenditure ; environmental issues ; sustainable development

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Juana, James S.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2014/728-8
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/96296
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET