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 I...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
BAY
BOD
DAM
SEA
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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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The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - State of the Basin
geographic_facet Africa
Southern Africa
Angola
Botswana
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
relation 2830
description 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).
format Economic & Sector Work :: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - State of the Basin
title_short The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - State of the Basin
title_full The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - State of the Basin
title_fullStr The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - State of the Basin
title_full_unstemmed The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - State of the Basin
title_sort zambezi river basin : a multi-sector investment opportunities analysis - state of the basin
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20101214044509
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2961
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spelling okr-10986-29612021-04-23T14:02:05Z The Zambezi River Basin : A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - State of the Basin World Bank 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 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). 2012-03-19T10:25:46Z 2012-03-19T10:25:46Z 2010-06-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20101214044509 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2961 English 2830 2832 2831 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) Africa Southern Africa Angola Botswana Malawi Mozambique Namibia Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe