Botswana - Country Climate and Development Report : Annexes

Overview & Synopsis

Botswana stands at a critical juncture where climate action and sustainable development must be pursued together to secure long-term prosperity and resilience. Until relatively recently, Botswana was hailed as an economic growth success story, buttressed by low levels of corruption, solid institutions, and sound natural resource wealth management. Using mineral revenues to invest in infrastructure, human capital, social welfare, and strengthening “institutions of private property,” Botswana avoided the worst effects of the “resource curse” and attained rapid development gains, a remarkable achievement considering its challenging initial conditions and unfavorable geography.