Name:
Management of River Basins and Dams The Zambezi River Basin PDF
Published Date:
01/01/2000
Status:
[ Active ]
Publisher:
CRC Press Books
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.
Author: M.J. Tumbare
| Edition : | 1 |
| Number of Pages : | 314 |
| Published : | 01/01/2000 |
| isbn : | 9781000443592 |