Zambia - Atlas of our Changing Environment

During the dry season, agricultural production, economic activities and local settlements are focused on the floodplain area. As the plain becomes inundated during the rainy season, people move to the uplands and plain fringes. This annual relocation of people and cattle includes the movement of the Litunga in the traditional ceremony, called the Kuomboka (Nkhata and Kalumiana, 1997). The Barotse floodplain differs from other plains because it is home to a large permanent lake as well as to swamps and smaller lakes that dry out each year. The construction of the Mongu-Kalabo road currently underway is intended to improve accessibility to the area.

Barotse Floodplains World Fish, 2012

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Chapter 2 - Zambia’s Changing Environment