The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - Modeling, Analysis, and Input Data

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 WATER, AGRICULTURE, ANNUAL DISCHARGE, ANNUAL FLOW, AQUATIC SPECIES, AQUIFERS, BASIC WATER NEEDS, BASIN BOUNDARIES, BASIN DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS, BASINS, BAY, BENEFICIAL USES, BENEFITS OF HYDROPOWER, BIODIVERSITY, BOD, BUFFER ZONE, CANAL, CATCHMENT, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION OF NATURE, COPPER, COVERING, CROPS, DAM, DAMS, DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWER, DISCHARGE, DRAINAGE, DROUGHT, DRY WEATHER, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC VALUES, ECOSYSTEMS, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EVAPORATION, EXISTING DAMS, FISH, FISHERIES, FLATS, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOOD MANAGEMENT, FLOOD PLAIN, FLOOD PROTECTION, FLOOD SEASON, FLOODING, FLOODPLAINS, FLOODS, FLOW DATA, FORESTRY, FRESHWATER, FRESHWATER LAKE, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GRAVITY, GROUNDWATER, HEAD, HIGHLANDS, HOUSING, HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME, HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES, HYDROLOGY, 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, IMPOUNDMENT, INDUSTRIAL USES, INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATED AREA, IRRIGATED LAND, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, IRRIGATION INVESTMENT, IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS, LAKE, LAKES, LARGE IRRIGATION, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MARSH, MILLION PEOPLE, MINERALS, MITIGATION, MOUNTAINS, NATURAL FLOW, NATURAL RESOURCES, OXYGEN DEMAND, PONDS, POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPOWER, POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER, POWER STATION, POWER STATIONS, PRECIPITATION, PRECIPITATION DATA, PRESSURE, PUBLIC WORKS, RAINFALL, RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION, RANGES, RESERVOIR, RESERVOIR LEVEL, RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, RESERVOIR RELEASES, 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 SYSTEM, RIVERS, RUNOFF, SANITATION, SECTORAL INVESTMENTS, SPECIES, SPILLWAY, STORAGE CAPACITY, STORAGE RESERVOIR, STREAM, STREAM FLOW, SURFACE AREA, SWAMP, SWAMPS, TRIBUTARIES, TRIBUTARY, TURBINE, UPPER DAM, UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS, USE OF WATER, WATER ABSTRACTION, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER DEMAND, WATER LEVEL, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER SECTOR, WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TRANSFER, WATER USE, WATER USERS, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WATERS, WETLANDS, WETLANDS MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE,
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