Permanent ZAMCOM Secretariat fully operational
THE PERMANENT Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) Secretariat is now fully operational in Harare, Zimbabwe.
This follows the appointment of an Executive Secretary who took office...
COP 20 negotiations SADC discusses common position
CLIMATE EXPERTS from southern Africa have adopted a draft common regional position on the forthcoming climate change negotiations set for Lima, Peru in December.
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Integrated planning needed for Water, Energy, Food Security
WATER, ENERGY and Food Security are closely interlinked and river basin organisations have an important role in facilitating an integrated approach to water resources...
Zambezi Watercourse Commission to be fully operational in 2014
THE LONG-AWAITED policy organ of the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM), the Council of Ministers, was constituted this year, thus completing all levels of the...
CHANGING ENVIRONMENT in the Zambezi River Basin
CLIMATE AND human pressure on resources are significantly changing the environment in the Zambezi river basin, as illustrated in a publication to be launched ...
Action on climate change to advance sustainable development in the Zambezi Basin
The climate change challenge, while serious and urgent, also brings with it enormous opportunities for Zambezi Basin states to advance efforts towards sustainable development.
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Benefit Sharing in Integrated Water Resources Management
Water Experts have been urged to adopt a different approach in water resources development and management if they are to increase effective stakeholder participation at community...
Zambezi River Basin states work towards preventing total darkness
Faced with a crippling shortage of electricity, Zambezi basin riparian states are making efforts to increase power generation and distribution, and prevent total darkness.
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Recent floods in the Zambezi basin – a result of climate change?
The planet is heating up, almost certainly due to the increase in greenhouse gases caused by human activity, and the signs are beginning to show....
Cross-border movement of people – defining moment for the Zambezi River Basin
The recently signed protocol on the Facilitation of Movement of Persons in the SADC region has much to offer the Zambezi River Basin where communities...
Zambezi Watercourse Commission sets transboundary perspective
The process that led to the formation of the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZamCom) has had major impact on southern Africa’s perspective of transboundary issues. It propelled...
FOUR NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEES FOR ZACPRO 6 II
Four southern African countries have launched National Steering Committees (NSCs) under the Zambezi River Basin Action Plan Project 6, Phase II (ZACPRO6 II). The committees are expected...