UAE-DUBAI-COP28-SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

UAE-DUBAI-COP28-SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

(231209) -- DUBAI, Dec. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Phildah Kereng, Botswana's minister of environment and tourism, speaks at a side event held at the China Pavilion of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 8, 2023. Government ministers and senior officials from Botswana, Laos, Ghana and a number of other countries highlighted here on Friday the importance of South-South cooperation in addressing climate challenges. TO GO WITH "(COP28) Roundup: Ministers highlight South-South cooperation, China's role at UN climate conference" (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

BOTSWANA-BOREHOLES-DONATION-HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

BOTSWANA-BOREHOLES-DONATION-HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

(230120) -- GABORONE, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows Philda Kereng, Botswana's Minister of Environment and Tourism, in Gaborone, Botswana. The Botswanan government received a donation of six boreholes in the northwestern part of the country on Thursday from conservation and hospitality company, Okavango Wilderness Safaris (OWS) in a move that seeks to reduce human-wildlife conflicts. Facing growing human and wildlife populations and the rising risk of conflicts, Botswana's Minister of Environment and Tourism Philda Kereng said the drilling of boreholes will go a long way in bringing stability to the landscape. TO GO WITH "Hospitality firm donates boreholes to ease human-wildlife conflict in Botswana" (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

BOTSWANA-BOREHOLES-DONATION-HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

BOTSWANA-BOREHOLES-DONATION-HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

(230120) -- GABORONE, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An elephant is seen in the Chobe River in northwest Botswana's Kasane, May 10, 2021. The Botswanan government received a donation of six boreholes in the northwestern part of the country on Thursday from conservation and hospitality company, Okavango Wilderness Safaris (OWS) in a move that seeks to reduce human-wildlife conflicts. Facing growing human and wildlife populations and the rising risk of conflicts, Botswana's Minister of Environment and Tourism Philda Kereng said the drilling of boreholes will go a long way in bringing stability to the landscape. TO GO WITH "Hospitality firm donates boreholes to ease human-wildlife conflict in Botswana" (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)