The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - State of the Basin

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:ACID MINE DRAINAGE, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ANNUAL DISCHARGE, ANNUAL FLOW, ANNUAL RUNOFF, AQUACULTURE, AQUATIC HABITATS, AQUATIC SPECIES, BASIC WATER NEEDS, BASIN BOUNDARIES, BASIN COUNTRIES, BASIN DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS, BASIN HYDROLOGY, BAY, BENEFICIAL USES, BIODIVERSITY, BOD, CLASSIFICATION, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, COMMERCIALIZATION, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION OF NATURE, COPPER, CROPS, DAM, DAMS, DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWER, DOMESTIC WATER, DOMESTIC WATER USE, DRAINAGE, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC VALUES, ECOSYSTEMS, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, EXISTING DAMS, FISH, FISHERIES, FISHERY, FLATS, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOOD MANAGEMENT, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOOD PROTECTION, FLOODING, FLOODPLAINS, FLOODS, FLOW DATA, FLOW REGIME, FORESTRY, FRESHWATER, FRESHWATER LAKE, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GROUNDWATER, HABITAT TYPES, HIGHLANDS, HOUSING, HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME, HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES, HYDROMETRIC STATIONS, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER CAPACITY, HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT, HYDROPOWER FACILITIES, HYDROPOWER GENERATION, HYDROPOWER INSTALLATIONS, HYDROPOWER OUTPUTS, HYDROPOWER PLANT, HYDROPOWER PLANTS, HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL, HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION, HYDROPOWER PROJECTS, HYDROPOWER SECTOR, INDUSTRIAL USES, INDUSTRIAL WASTE, INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY, INDUSTRIAL WATER USE, INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATED AREA, IRRIGATED LAND, IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, IRRIGATION INVESTMENT, LAKE, LAKES, LARGE IRRIGATION, LARGE RESERVOIRS, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MARSH, MERCURY, MILLION PEOPLE, MITIGATION, MOUNTAINS, NATURAL FLOW, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, OXYGEN DEMAND, PARTNERSHIP, POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPOWER, POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER, POWER SECTOR, POWER STATION, POWER STATIONS, PRECIPITATION, PRECIPITATION DATA, PUBLIC WORKS, RAINFALL, RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS, RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION, RANGES, RESERVOIR, RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, RESERVOIR WATER, 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 CATCHMENT, RIVER DISCHARGE, RIVER FLOW, RIVER FLOWS, RIVER SYSTEM, RIVERS, RUNOFF CHARACTERISTICS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SEA, SECTORAL INVESTMENTS, SPECIES, SPILLWAY, STREAM, STUDY AREA, STUDY PERIOD, SWAMP, SWAMPS, TRIBUTARIES, TRIBUTARY, TURBINE, TURBINES, UPPER DAM, URBAN WATER, USE OF WATER, WATER ABSTRACTION, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER FLOW, WATER LEVEL, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER QUALITY, WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT, WATER QUALITY MONITORING, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, WATER SECTOR, WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, WATER SUPPLY, WATER USERS, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WATERS, WETLAND, WETLAND ACTIVITIES, WETLANDS, WETLANDS MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE,
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https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2961
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