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Engineering Associations Botswana Engineers Dominate the EU climate

Real Estate Institute Of
Botswana Challenge.
TEL: 316 4713
CELL:72 107 842

Royal Institution Of Chartered
Surveyors Botswana Group
TEL: 310 5494
CELL: 72 111 201

Setlogelwa Tsatsing Civil &
Contractors Association
CELL: 71 380 505

Quantity Surveyors Registration
Council
Tel: 3956170

For any Ommitted Associations
or Corrections to the above
Information /interivews
email : Climate Challenge Winners and EU Ambassador to Botswana Jan Sadek
marketing@engineermagazine.co.bw

hree young people have been The second place went to a Male (Lead Researcher: Environment and
selected as the winners of Engineer, Eng.Nicholas Phetogo climate change, Botswana Institute for
Tthe climate change challenge Selemogo, who proposed converting Technology Resaerch and Innovation-
supported by the Delegation of the standard combis into electric vehicles BITRI), Dr. Budzanani Tacheba (Director
European Union to Botswana and SADC. with fiberglass seats and solar panels. of Innovation and Technology at
Eng. Selemogo is a member of the Botswana Innovation Hub and
The three winners were selected out Association of Mechanical Engineering Technology Park-BIH).
of the 120 entries by other young of United States (AOMEUS). The third
people, the overall winner is a young place went to ‘Zeus’ Bantsi, whose The three chosen winners received
female Engineer. Eng. Maungo Refilwe proposal centered on creating a technology-related prizes including
Mogorosi a graduate Engineer from the television and online series addressing tablets, laptops and printers, at a
University of Botswana and a member issues of climate change in order to ceremony held on 27th November 2019.
of the Association of Consulting raise public awareness. The Ambassador of the European Union
Engineers of Botswana (ACEB). Eng. to Botswana and SADC, Ambassador Jan
Maungo has proposed to create a green The proposal was established to inspire Sadek while awarding prizes said, “We
app named ‘Cli’metre’ that aims at innovative solutions to address threats were happy to receive 120 submissions
reducing the emission of greenhouse posed by climate change, The challenge from young people engaged in tackling
gases by helping people use greener ran from 28th October to 15th November climate change issues. This competition
methods of transportation. The app 2019, was open to all in Botswana aged was undertaken to spark a dialogue and
would offer various emission tracking 35 or below, and required entrants to identify potential change-makers in the
and information services. It is the belief submit a 2page concept paper. The area of climate change, and we have
of Eng. Mogorosi that the app “would completion was judged by a panel of succeeded in doing so. Congratulations
ultimately help to turn car owners from 3: Ms Ivy Afful(Socio-economist at to the three chosen winners”
part of the problem into part of the environmental, planning and research
solution.” firm Earthtec), Dr.Nnyaladzi Batisani

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