World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192010-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2959The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) is one of the most diverse and valuable natural resources in Africa. Its waters are critical to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in the region. The overall objective of the Zambezi River Multi-Sector Investment Opportunity Analysis (MSIOA) is to illustrate the benefits of cooperation among the riparian countries in the ZRB through a multi-sectoral economic evaluation of water resources development, management options and scenarios from both national and basin-wide perspectives. Better management and cooperative development of the Basin's water resources could significantly increase agricultural yields, hydropower outputs, and economic opportunities. Collaboration has the potential to increase the efficiency of water use, strengthen environmental sustainability, improve regulation of the demands made on natural resources, and enable greater mitigation of the impact of droughts and floods. Seen in this light, cooperative river basin development and management not only provide a mechanism for increasing the productivity and sustainability of the river system, but also provide a potential platform for accelerated regional economic growth, cooperation, and stability within the wider Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).CC BY 3.0 IGOACID MINE DRAINAGEACTIVITIESADMINISTRATIONAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTANALYSISANNUAL DISCHARGEANNUAL FLOWAPPROACHAQUATIC SPECIESBALANCEBASIC WATER NEEDSBASIN BOUNDARIESBASIN DEVELOPMENTBASIN DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOSBAYBENEFICIAL USESBIODIVERSITYBIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMANDBODCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATIC VARIABILITYCOALCOAL MINECOAL MINESCONSERVATIONCONSERVATION OF NATURECONSTRUCTIONCOPPERCROPSDAMDAMSDEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWERDOMESTIC USEDOMESTIC WATERDOMESTIC WATER SUPPLYDOWNSTREAM COUNTRIESDRAINAGEDROUGHTECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC VALUESECOSYSTEMSELECTRIC SUPPLYELECTRICITYELECTRICITY SUPPLYEMPLOYMENTENERGYENERGY GENERATIONENERGY PRODUCTIONENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL FLOWSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTEVAPORATIONEXISTING DAMSFALLSFISHFISHERIESFLATSFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD MANAGEMENTFLOOD PLAINFLOOD PROTECTIONFLOODINGFLOODPLAINSFLOODSFLOW DATAFLOW REGIMESFOODFORESTRYFRESHWATERFRESHWATER LAKEGEOLOGICAL SURVEYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROUNDWATERHEADWATERSHIGHLANDSHOUSINGHYDROELECTRIC SCHEMEHYDROLOGICAL CYCLEHYDROLOGICAL SERVICESHYDROLOGYHYDROPOWERHYDROPOWER CAPACITYHYDROPOWER FACILITIESHYDROPOWER GENERATIONHYDROPOWER INSTALLATIONSHYDROPOWER OUTPUTSHYDROPOWER PLANSHYDROPOWER PLANTHYDROPOWER PLANTSHYDROPOWER POTENTIALHYDROPOWER PRODUCTIONHYDROPOWER PROJECTSHYDROPOWER SECTORHYDROPOWER SYSTEMIMPLEMENTATIONINDUSTRIAL USESINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTINVESTMENTINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESINVESTMENTSIRRIGATED AGRICULTUREIRRIGATED AREAIRRIGATED LANDIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATION INVESTMENTKILOWATT HOURLAKELAKESLARGE IRRIGATIONMANAGEMENT OF WATERMARSHMILLION PEOPLEMITIGATIONMONITORINGMOUNTAINSNATURAL FLOWNOOILOPTIONSOXYGENPOTENTIAL ENERGYPOTENTIAL FOR HYDROPOWERPOTENTIAL HYDROPOWERPOWER CORPORATIONPOWER STATIONPOWER STATIONSPRECIPITATIONPRECIPITATION DATAPRICESPUBLIC WORKSRAINFALLRAINFALL DISTRIBUTIONRANGESRESERVOIRRESERVOIR OPERATIONSRESERVOIR WATERRESERVOIRSRESETTLEMENTRESTORATIONRIPARIANRIPARIAN COUNTRIESRIVERRIVER AUTHORITYRIVER BANKRIVER BASINRIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENTRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENTRIVER BASIN MODELINGRIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONRIVER BASINSRIVER DELTARIVER DISCHARGERIVER FLOWRIVER FLOWSRIVER SYSTEMRIVERSRUNOFFSECTORAL INVESTMENTSSPECIESSPILLWAYSTREAMSTUDIESSWAMPSWAMPSTHERMAL POWERTRIBUTARIESTRIBUTARYTURBINEUPPER DAMURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYUSE OF WATERWATERWATER ABSTRACTIONWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER LEVELWATER MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER SECTORWATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENTWATER SUPPLYWATER USEWATER USERSWATER WITHDRAWALSWELLWETLANDSWETLANDS MANAGEMENTWILDLIFEWorld Bank10.1596/2959