More than 150 stakeholders gathered to mark World Water Day and discuss the urgent need to sustainably manage scarce water resources.

A high-level policy seminar on wealth and natural capital accounting in Gaborone was attended by over 90 participants including senior Botswana Government officials.

The Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services Partnership (WAVES) is working with the Government of Botswana to ensure the economic contribution from the country's natural capital will be used to inform policy decisions. "Botswana's key to economic diversification may lie in nature-based tourism supported by its rich ecosystems," said WAVES Coordinator for Botswana, Mrs. Portia Segomelo.