Zambezi River Basin

“With water being the key resource to economic development and survival in this generally arid region, it is important that we don’t overlook the importance of the (Zambezi River) Basin as we try to satisfy the growing demands on water. Ensuring the long-term balance between demands and the resource base’s ability to meet these demands requires an integrated, coordinated and long-termmanagement perspective. We have to accept that supplying more and more water is not the only solution. We have to do with what we have. We simply have no choice. Managing demand for water and other resources is, therefore, critical to our long-term planning.”

State of the Environment Zambezi Basin 2000

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