 | Management of River Basins and Dams: The Zambezi River Basin Subjects: Engineering & Technology; Geography; Civil Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering; Physical Geography; Hydraulic Engineering; Water Engineering; Geomorphology; The Zambezi river basin is the fourth largest river basin in Africa and drains a total of some 1350.000 squarenbsp;km. The basin drains eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.nbsp; The river flows over the famous Victoria Falls into the third largest artificial lake in the world: Lake Kariba.nbsp; The Zambezi Basin is rich in natural resources and has a large hydro-power potential.nbsp; This volume contains 37 papers which have been published in international journals, or presented at international conferences by the Zambezi River Authority staff.nbsp; 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. M.J.Tumbare |
