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There is an urgent need to transfer the Seismology Section (SMS) from the Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) in Lobatse to the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) in Palapye. Once at BIUST, SMS can deliver infinite benefits like involving students to build capacity and develop future scientists specializing in the various technologies used in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) verification regime. As a Botswana National Data Center (NDC) for CTBT, SMS conducts the CTBT implementation by handling Treaty-related activities on behalf of the Republic of Botswana to ensure that Botswana conforms to and fulfils her obligations under the CTBT. Botswana signed the CTBT on 16 September 2002 and ratified the Treaty on 28 October 2002. In the CTBT implementation, SMS deals with matters of global security and safety prohibiting all explosions of nuclear weapons with the ultimate goal of denuclearization towards a nuclear-weapons-free world. In contrast, the BGI as a national geological survey is mandated to improve the economy of Botswana by undertaking geoscientific mapping across the country, and availing the data, information, updated maps and quality publications to help the mineral exploration and mining industries make discoveries of new economic mineral deposits.
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