Zambezi River Basin

Contents

Foreword

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Preface

Executive Summary Acknowledgements

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Acronyms

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1. THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN

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Overview of the Zambezi

Population

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Land Cover and Land Use

Biodiversity

Water Resources

2. THE BASIN’S CHANGING ENVIRONMENT The Growing Population and Shrinking Resource Base

Urbanization

Pollution

Mining

Environmental Dynamics

Deforestation

Forest Fires

Freshwater Resources

Wetlands

Invasive Alien Species

Wildlife

Human Health in a Changing Environment

3. THE ZAMBEZI: A SHARED RESOURCE

Ecosystems

Transboundary Conservation Inter-Basin Water Transfers

Energy Resources

Movement of People, Goods and Services

Navigation in the Zambezi Basin

4. TRACKING PROGRESS TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Angola

Botswana

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia Tanzania Zambia

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Zimbabwe

5. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS

Institutional Arrangements and Policy Planned Developments in the Zambezi Basin

Transport Routes

Conclusions and Recommendations

References

Editorial and Production Workshop Participants Profile of SARDC IMERCSA

Index

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