This aide-mémoire provides details on several fundamental issues related to the interaction between the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission and its Member States in applying for resources from the Green Climate Fund. It presents contextual information on how a planned application by the Commission could complement the Fund’s allocations…

Year: 2013
Produced by: OKACOM
File size: 299 KB

This report published by International Rivers presents an evaluation of the hydrological risk of hydro-dependent power systems in the face of climate change, using the Zambezi River Basin as a case study. The report discusses hydrological variability and uncertainty in the Basin, the impact of climate change on basin hydrology and hydropower, and the risks…

Year: 2012
Produced by: International Rivers
File size: 2.9 MB

This document outlines the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission’s information and communication strategy from 2012. The Commission’s mandate and objectives depend on effective management of information and sharing of knowledge. This strategy is based on the concept of information as a driver of communications processes. A key goal is…

Year: 2012
Produced by: OKACOM
File size: 1.7 MB

This third volume of the World Bank’s 2010 analysis of the Zambezi River Basin summarises a series of longer reports and documents assessing options for water resources development and the benefits of cooperation among riparian countries. A World Bank team produced a summary of the state of the basin using reports and model simulations prepared by consultants.…

Year: 2010
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 8.2 MB

This second volume of the World Bank’s 2010 analysis of the Zambezi River Basin summarises a series of longer reports and documents assessing options for water resources development and the benefits of cooperation among riparian countries. A World Bank team produced the summary using reports and model simulations prepared by consultants. The summary…

Year: 2010
Produced by: World Bank
File size: 7.9 MB

This first volume of the World Bank’s 2010 analysis of the Zambezi River Basin summarises a series of longer reports and documents assessing options for water resources development and the benefits of cooperation among riparian countries. A World Bank team produced the summary using reports and model simulations prepared by consultants. The summary…

Year: 2010
Produced by: World Bank
File size: 3.1 MB

This discussion paper published by the International Food Policy Research Institute analyses the effects of climate change on hydrology and water resources in the Limpopo River Basin, using a pair of models to simulate climate effects on hydrology and irrigation in parts of Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The results show that water supply…

Year: 2010
Produced by: International Food Policy Research Institute
File size: 757 KB

This paper describes an ecological study of the economically important lake salmon (Opsaridium microlepis (Gunther)) in Lake Nyasa, where this endemic species is currently threatened. The study looked for probable reasons for the decline of this species and found that turbidity of the Ruhuhu River may be the main factor that governs when the salmon spawn.…

Year: 2010
Produced by: CRIDF
File size: 81 KB

This map provides a simple outline of the Umbeluzi River Basin, a transboundary river basin in Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland.…

Year: 2008
Produced by: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
File size: 442 KB

This document draws on experiences gained from implementing joint monitoring and assessment programmes on transboundary waters in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and offers strategies to assist those responsible for establishing similar programmes. The document was prepared in response to requirements established by the 1992 United…

Year: 2005
Produced by: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
File size: 1.4 MB