Botswana
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (12 June 1992) and ratification (27 Jan 1994)
- KP: ratification (08 Aug 2003)
o Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment:
- Vienna Convention: accession (4 Dec 1991)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (4 Dec 1991)
- LRTAP: NA
- Energy Charter: NA
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: NA
- Espoo Convention: NA
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Air protection
- Atmospheric Pollution Act (1971) [English]
Forests and Land Use
- Declaration of Forest Reserves (1986) [English]
- National policy on Agricultural Development (1991) [English]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental Assessment Act (2011) [English]
- Environmental Assessment Regulations (2012) [English]
Government Documents
- First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2001) [English]
- National Energy Policy for Botswana (2009) [English]
- Tenth National Development Plan (2009) [English]
- Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (2010) [English]
- Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2013) [English]
Factual Matters
- United Nations Statistics Division, Environment Statistics Country Snapshot (2013)
Updated as of: December 22, 2014