The management of the Zambezi River Basin and Kariba Dam / M. J. Tumbare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tumbare, M. J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Zambezi River Watershed--Management.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Africa, Southern--Management.

Water resources development--Zambezi River Watershed.

Water resources development.

Water resources development--Africa, Southern.

Kariba Dam (Zambia and Zimbabwe)--Management.

Kariba Dam (Zambia and Zimbabwe).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lusaka, Zambia : Bookworld Publishers, [2010]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book brings together articles and conference papers on the Zambezi River and Kariba Dam written by Dr. Tumbare between 1998-2010. Part I discusses issues of river basin and integrated water resources management and Part II contains papers in infrastructure development in the water and energy sectors.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Introduction; Section 1: River Basin and Integrated Water Resources Management; 1. Equitable sharing of the water resources of the Zambezi River basin; 2. The challenges facing stakeholders in successfully implementing integrated water resources management in the Zambezi River basin; 3. Mitigating floods in Southern Africa; 4. The Zambezi River: Threats and opportunities; 5. Management of shared watercourses in Southern Africa; 6. Managing water resources across international boundaries - The Challenges

7. Operationalising the Zambezi watercourse commission (ZAMCOM)Section 2: Infrastructure Development and Management; 8. Valuation of Kariba Dam; 9. Some lessons learnt from the construction and management of the bi-national Kariba Dam for future large dam projects; 10. The SADC protocol on shared watercourses: expectations of a bi-national hydropower infrastructure operator/developer; 11, The challenges associated with designing and operating multi-purpose use large dams; 12. Utilisation of the waterways and lakes in the Zambezi River basin for marine transport

13. The Batoka hydro-electric scheme14. The threats and challenges of managing lake Kariba sustainably; 15. Infrastructure management in a changing environment: The case of Kariba Dam; 16. An overview of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP); Appendices; Appendix 1: The Zambezi river basin; Appendix 2: Lake Kariba catchment area; Appendix 3: Southern African development community; Appendix 4: Agreement on the establishment of the Zambezi watercourse commission (ZAMCOM); Appendix 5: Zac Plan programme projects; Appendix 6: SADC regional strategic action plan projects

Appendix 7: Existing hydropower plants in the Zambezi River BasinAppendix 8; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789982240666

9982240668

9789982240680

9982240684

OCLC:

830165146