Tag: Water table

Newspaper Column #6: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part III

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on  Sunday November 25, 2012 edition. What goes around comes around. The Good and Bad.  Today we move to the more exciting bits of this series! We will uncover the vicious cycle causing water tables to decline and learn how they contribute to growing aridness to seeing the economy turn … Continue reading Newspaper Column #6: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part III

Newspaper Column #5: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part II

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on  Sunday Nov 18, 2012 edition Cycle?  What cycle? In Part I last week, we were concluding that the water tables in the region were possibly declining. This series of articles in November is a dedication to this subject. It explores issues of primary industry (raw material) development to water … Continue reading Newspaper Column #5: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part II