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Desiccation and Other Factors Affecting Community Life in the Mopipi Area Along the Boteti River in Botswana
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Segosebe, Eagilwe |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | The inhabitants of Mopipi who live in the downstream section of the Boteti River previously (prior to 1982) enjoyed abundant natural resources as water flowed to the periphery of their village into Mopipi pan. Flood failure over the last two decades has meant that the people of Mopipi are subjected to both natural and socio-economic stressors, which negatively impact their livelihoods. Based on field observations and focused group discussions this paper attempts to explain major influences of livelihoods in Mopipi village and surroundings. Variable and limited rains together with the pattern of the Boteti River flow into the Mopipi Pan in the past are seen as major natural factors. In particular, the flood failure in the mid-1980s coincided with drought conditions which caused considerable hardships to the local community. Local perceptions of constraints in the natural resource base due to droughts and flood failure are contextualized in relation to stresses produced by natural and social processes. |
| Starting Page | 271 |
| Ending Page | 284 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.4018/978-1-5225-3440-2.ch017 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=187733&ptid=180918&t=desiccation+and+other+factors+affecting+community+life+in+the+mopipi+area+along+the+boteti+river+in+botswana |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3440-2.ch017 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
