Management of River Basins and Dams: The Zambezi River Basin - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9054104902 ISBN 13: 9789054104902

Publisher: CRC Press, 2000

Synopsis

The Zambezi river basin is the fourth largest river basin in Africa and drains a total of some 1350.000 square km. The basin drains eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.  The river flows over the famous Victoria Falls into the third largest artificial lake in the world: Lake Kariba.  The Zambezi Basin is rich in natural resources and has a large hydro-power potential.  This volume contains 37 papers which have been published in international journals, or presented at international conferences by the Zambezi River Authority staff.  The topics covered include: Dam Safety, Rehabilitation and Maintenance, Environment and Health, Hydrology, Limnology, Information Systems, Water Resource Management, Hydropower Development and Socio-Economic Issues.

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M.J.Tumbare

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The Zambezi river basin is the fourth largest river basin in Africa and drains a total of some 1350.000 km2. This book contains 37 previously published papers on the Zambezi river basin, covering topics such as dam safety, rehabilitation and maint...

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9054104902
• ISBN 13: 9789054104902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 318
• Editor: Tumbare M.J.