The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - Summary Report

The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) is one of the most diverse and valuable natural resources in Africa. Its waters are critical to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in the region. The overall objective of the Zambezi River Multi-Sector Investment Opportunity Analysis (MSIOA) is to illustrate the benefits of cooperation among the riparian countries in the ZRB through a multi-sectoral economic evaluation of water resources development, management options and scenarios from both national and basin-wide perspectives. Better management and cooperative development of the Basin's water resources could significantly increase agricultural yields, hydropower outputs, and economic opportunities. Collaboration has the potential to increase the efficiency of water use, strengthen environmental sustainability, improve regulation of the demands made on natural resources, and enable greater mitigation of the impact of droughts and floods. Seen in this light, cooperative river basin development and management not only provide a mechanism for increasing the productivity and sustainability of the river system, but also provide a potential platform for accelerated regional economic growth, cooperation, and stability within the wider Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2010-06-01
Subjects:	ANNUAL DISCHARGE, ANNUAL FLOW, APPROACH, AQUIFERS, BALANCE, BASE LOAD DEMAND, BASIN BOUNDARIES, BASIN DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS, BAY, BENEFICIAL USES, BIODIVERSITY, BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, BOD, CATCHMENT, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, COAL, COAL MINE, COAL MINES, CONSERVATION, CONSTRUCTION, COPPER, COVERING, CROPS, DAM, DAMS, DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWER, DRAINAGE, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC VALUES, ECOSYSTEMS, ELECTRIC SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY GENERATION, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, EVAPORATION, EXISTING DAMS, FISH, FISHERIES, FLATS, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOOD MANAGEMENT, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOOD PROTECTION, FLOODING, FLOODPLAINS, FLOODS, FLOW DATA, FORESTRY, FRESHWATER, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROUNDWATER, HIGHLANDS, HOUSING, HYDRO DEVELOPMENT, HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME, HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES, HYDROLOGY, HYDROPOWER CAPACITY, HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT, HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTS, HYDROPOWER FACILITIES, HYDROPOWER GENERATION, HYDROPOWER GENERATION CAPACITY, HYDROPOWER INSTALLATIONS, HYDROPOWER INVESTMENTS, HYDROPOWER OUTPUTS, HYDROPOWER PLANS, HYDROPOWER PLANT, HYDROPOWER PLANTS, HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL, HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION, HYDROPOWER PROJECTS, HYDROPOWER SECTOR, HYDROPOWER SYSTEM, INDUSTRIAL USES, INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, INTERBASIN TRANSFERS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATED AREA, IRRIGATED LAND, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION INVESTMENT, KILOWATT HOUR, LAKE, LAKES, LARGE IRRIGATION, MARSH, MILLION PEOPLE, MINERALS, MITIGATION, MOUNTAINS, NATIONAL POWER, NATURAL FLOW, NATURAL RESOURCES, OIL, OXYGEN, POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPOWER, POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER, POWER CORPORATION, POWER STATION, POWER STATIONS, PRECIPITATION, PRECIPITATION DATA, PRESERVATION, RAINFALL, RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION, RANGES, RESERVOIR, RESERVOIR CAPACITY, RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, RESERVOIR WATER, RESERVOIRS, RESETTLEMENT, RESTORATION, RIPARIAN, RIPARIAN COUNTRIES, RIVER, RIVER AUTHORITY, RIVER BANK, RIVER BASIN, RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT, RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT, RIVER BASIN MODELING, RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATION, RIVER BASINS, RIVER DISCHARGE, RIVER FLOW, RIVER FLOWS, RIVER REGULATION, RIVER RESERVOIR, RIVER SYSTEM, RIVERS, RUNOFF, SANITATION, SPECIES, SPILLWAY, STREAM, SUGAR CANE, SUGARCANE, SWAMP, SWAMPS, THERMAL POWER, TRIBUTARIES, TRIBUTARY, TURBINE, UPPER DAM, VERTICAL AXIS, WATER ABSTRACTION, WATER INVESTMENTS, WATER LEVEL, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER SECTOR, WATER SUPPLY, WATER USE, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WATERS, WETLANDS, WETLANDS MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE,
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