Lautze / Cai / Phiri The Zambezi River Basin

Water and sustainable development
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-28204-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

The Zambezi river is the fourth longest in Africa, crossing or bordering Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The river basin is widely recognized as one of the most important basins in southern Africa and is the focus of contested development, including water for hydropower and for agricultural and the environment. This book assesses Zambezi basin issues from an impartial perspective, in order to identify critical issues and propose constructive ways forward.

The book first reviews the availability and use of water resources in the basin, outlines the basin’s economic potential, and highlights key concerns related to climate vulnerability and risk. Focus is then devoted to hydropower and the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus, sustainable agricultural water management, and threats and opportunities related to provision of ecosystem services. The impact of urbanization and water quality is also examined, as well as ways to enhance transboundary water cooperation. Last, the book assesses the level of water security in the basin, and provides suggestions for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. Throughout, emphasis is placed on entry points for basin-level management to foster improved paths forward.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lautze, Jonathan

Cai, Xueliang

Phiri, Zebediah

Mapedza, Everisto

Smakhtin, Vladimir

Wishart, Marcus

Saruchera, Davison

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Limnologie (Süßwasser)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

Zebediah Phiri, Jonathan Lautze, Vladimir Smakhtin and Davison Saruchera

- Availability and Use of Water Resources

Xueliang Cai, Yvan Altchenko and Geoffrey Chavula

- The Economic Potential of the Basin

Aumory Tilmant and Regassa Namara

- Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk

Richard D. Beilfuss and Charles Nhemachena

- Hydropower and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Amaury Tilmant

- Towards Sustainable Agricultural Water Management

Emmanuel Manzungu, Aidan Senzanje and Justin Mutiro

- Ecosystem Services: Opportunities and Threats

Matthew McCartney and Imasiku A. Nyambe

- Urbanization, Water Quality and Water Reuse

Munir A. Hanjra, Pay Drechsel and Hillary M. Masundire

- Transboundary Water Cooperation: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

Davison Saruchera, Jonathan Lautze, Juliet Mwale, Claudious Chikozho and Osborne N. Shela

- The Potential for Subbasin Cooperation in the Shire: A Case for Bottom-Up Institutional Development?

Charlotte de Bruyne, Jonathan Lautze and Jusipbek Kazbekov

- Water Security

Davison Saruchera, Jonathan Lautze, Luxon Nhamo and Bunyod Holmatov

- Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 in the Zambezi River Basin

Lisa Guppy, Manzoor Qadir and Jonathan Lautze

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan Lautze is Senior Researcher at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), based in Pretoria, South Africa.

Zebediah Phiri is Executive Secretary of the Zambezi Watercourse Commission, based in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Vladimir Smakhtin is Director of the United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Davison Saruchera is a PhD candidate at the Wtis School of Governance, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.