The Cubango-Okavango River Basin Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis : Summary Report

The Cubango-Okavango River Basin is one of the world's most unique, near pristine free-flowing rivers, and central to sustainable economic development within the arid landscapes of southern Africa. The complex flood pulse cycle provides import...

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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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spelling okr-10986-330742021-05-25T09:31:11Z The Cubango-Okavango River Basin Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis : Summary Report World Bank SHARED PROSPERITY RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSNATIONAL WATER RIGHTS The Cubango-Okavango River Basin is one of the world's most unique, near pristine free-flowing rivers, and central to sustainable economic development within the arid landscapes of southern Africa. The complex flood pulse cycle provides important services for local communities while supporting a rich and unique biodiversity that makes it a wetland of international importance and World Heritage site. However, the commitments to peace and prosperity among the three countries—Angola, Botswana, and Namibia—and the broader efforts of the Southern African Development Community to facilitate greater regional integration provide prospects for increased and improved development. The Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis is part of a systematic strategy by the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission, a body established in 1994 by Angola, Botswana, and Namibia, to promote coordinated and sustainable water resources management, while addressing the legitimate social and economic needs of the member states. The environmental integrity and long-term protection of the basin depends on addressing the underlying drivers of poverty. Accelerated environmental changes in the basin are largely driven by four factors—population dynamics, land use change, poverty, and climate change—leading to deterioration in water quality, changes in the flood pulse and diminishing biota. As a result, the risks associated with persistent poverty threaten the long-term sustainability of the basin. 2019-12-23T18:22:27Z 2019-12-23T18:22:27Z 2019-12-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/905921575918325687/Summary-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33074 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Southern Africa Botswana Namibia
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topic SHARED PROSPERITY
RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSNATIONAL WATER RIGHTS
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RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSNATIONAL WATER RIGHTS
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The Cubango-Okavango River Basin Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis : Summary Report
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Southern Africa
Botswana
Namibia
description The Cubango-Okavango River Basin is one of the world's most unique, near pristine free-flowing rivers, and central to sustainable economic development within the arid landscapes of southern Africa. The complex flood pulse cycle provides important services for local communities while supporting a rich and unique biodiversity that makes it a wetland of international importance and World Heritage site. However, the commitments to peace and prosperity among the three countries—Angola, Botswana, and Namibia—and the broader efforts of the Southern African Development Community to facilitate greater regional integration provide prospects for increased and improved development. The Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis is part of a systematic strategy by the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission, a body established in 1994 by Angola, Botswana, and Namibia, to promote coordinated and sustainable water resources management, while addressing the legitimate social and economic needs of the member states. The environmental integrity and long-term protection of the basin depends on addressing the underlying drivers of poverty. Accelerated environmental changes in the basin are largely driven by four factors—population dynamics, land use change, poverty, and climate change—leading to deterioration in water quality, changes in the flood pulse and diminishing biota. As a result, the risks associated with persistent poverty threaten the long-term sustainability of the basin.
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title The Cubango-Okavango River Basin Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis : Summary Report
title_short The Cubango-Okavango River Basin Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis : Summary Report
title_full The Cubango-Okavango River Basin Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis : Summary Report
title_fullStr The Cubango-Okavango River Basin Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis : Summary Report
title_full_unstemmed The Cubango-Okavango River Basin Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis : Summary Report
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