Managing Water for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction : A Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy for Zambia

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:25:51Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:25:51Z
dc.date	2009-08-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:48:20Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:48:20Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100202233156
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3162
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243496
dc.description	The country water resources assistance strategy for Zambia provides an analysis of the role of water in the economy and identifies the specific challenges, development opportunities and policies which inform an agreed framework for priority areas of assistance. Zambia lies entirely within the catchments of the Zambezi and Congo rivers and all internal runoff is shared by downstream and parallel riparian countries. This strategic geographic position in the upper reaches of both these catchments provides an important context for any water resources development. Zambia has played an important role in development of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) revised protocol on shared water courses (2000) and is engaged in the process of developing co-operative mechanisms with riparian states. However, the existing legal framework explicitly excludes any provisions for addressing issues on shared waters in the Zambezi and Luapula rivers, along with that portion of the Luangwa River which constitutes the boundary between Zambia and Mozambique. These account for more than 60 percent of Zambia's water resources. Economic development is undermined by physical scarcity of water. Despite the relative abundance, the uneven distribution of water resources across the country, high climatic variability (resulting in frequent floods and droughts) and degradation of water quality increasingly results in localized issues of scarcity. Despite continuing efforts to reduce pollution flow into the Kafue River, severe water quality issues persist in the Copper belt, posing serious health risks to the population and limiting the availability of water for productive purposes. The high dependency on hydropower, with 96 percent of the installed capacity produced within a 300km radius in the Kafue/Zambezi complex, will further increase vulnerability of the national economy to impacts associated with changing climatic conditions.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	ACCESS TO WATER
dc.subject	ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	ADEQUATE WATER
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL WATER
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL WATER USE
dc.subject	ALLOCATION OF WATER
dc.subject	ALLOCATION OF WATER RIGHTS
dc.subject	ANNUAL RUNOFF
dc.subject	AQUACULTURE
dc.subject	AQUIFER
dc.subject	AQUIFERS
dc.subject	AUGMENTATION
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY OF WATER
dc.subject	AVAILABLE WATER
dc.subject	AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subject	BASINS
dc.subject	CATCHMENT
dc.subject	CATCHMENT AREA
dc.subject	CATCHMENT LEVEL
dc.subject	CATCHMENTS
dc.subject	CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subject	CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATIC VARIABILITY
dc.subject	CONSERVATION
dc.subject	CONSERVATION OF NATURE
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	COPPER
dc.subject	CORROSION
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	COVERING
dc.subject	DAM FAILURES
dc.subject	DAMS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subject	DEWATERING
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION OF WATER
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WATER
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	DRAINAGE
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER GUIDELINES
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	EFFLUENT
dc.subject	EFFLUENTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT FAILURE
dc.subject	EROSION
dc.subject	EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subject	EXPLOITABLE WATER
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FARMING
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FRESHWATER
dc.subject	GRAVITY
dc.subject	GROUND WATER
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER DEPLETION
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER QUALITY
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER SOURCES
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER USE
dc.subject	HEAVY METALS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subject	HYDROLOGY
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER CAPACITY
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL AREAS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL GROWTH
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL WATER
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	IRRIGATION AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LAKES
dc.subject	LAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LEAKAGE
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK WATERING
dc.subject	LOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT OF WATER
dc.subject	MANGANESE
dc.subject	MINERALS
dc.subject	MOISTURE
dc.subject	NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE BASE
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NUTRIENT LOADS
dc.subject	PH
dc.subject	PIPELINE
dc.subject	PIT LATRINES
dc.subject	POINT SOURCES
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject	POOR QUALITY OF WATER
dc.subject	POWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION
dc.subject	POWER STATION
dc.subject	POWER STATIONS
dc.subject	POWER UTILITY
dc.subject	PRESSURE
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PROTECTED AREAS
dc.subject	PROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subject	PUMPING
dc.subject	PUMPING STATION
dc.subject	QUALITY OF WATER
dc.subject	QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject	QUANTITY OF WATER
dc.subject	RAIN
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	RECHARGE
dc.subject	REMOTE SENSING
dc.subject	RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	RESERVOIRS
dc.subject	RIPARIAN
dc.subject	RIPARIAN COUNTRIES
dc.subject	RIPARIAN STATES
dc.subject	RIVER BASIN
dc.subject	RIVER BASINS
dc.subject	RIVER CATCHMENT
dc.subject	RIVER FLOW
dc.subject	RIVERS
dc.subject	RUNOFF
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION SECTOR
dc.subject	SANITATION SERVICES
dc.subject	SCARCITY OF WATER
dc.subject	SECTORAL WATER
dc.subject	SEDIMENTS
dc.subject	SEEPAGE
dc.subject	SEPTIC TANKS
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SEWAGE CONTAMINATION
dc.subject	SEWAGE TREATMENT
dc.subject	SEWERAGE COMPANY
dc.subject	SEWERAGE SERVICES
dc.subject	SHARED WATERS
dc.subject	SMALL DAMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOILS
dc.subject	SOURCES OF WATER
dc.subject	STORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subject	SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS
dc.subject	SURFACE SOURCES
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	SURFACE WATERS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE WATER
dc.subject	TOWN
dc.subject	TOWN WATER
dc.subject	TOWN WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subject	TOWNS
dc.subject	TREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN DWELLERS
dc.subject	URBAN GROWTH
dc.subject	URBAN WATER
dc.subject	URBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	USE OF WATER
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	WATER AFFAIRS
dc.subject	WATER ALLOCATION
dc.subject	WATER ALLOCATIONS
dc.subject	WATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	WATER BOARD
dc.subject	WATER BODIES
dc.subject	WATER CAPACITY
dc.subject	WATER DEMAND
dc.subject	WATER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	WATER INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	WATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WATER NEED
dc.subject	WATER PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	WATER POLICY
dc.subject	WATER POLLUTION
dc.subject	WATER PRODUCTION
dc.subject	WATER PROJECTS
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY CONTROL
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY MONITORING
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCE
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
dc.subject	WATER SAVINGS
dc.subject	WATER SCARCITY
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SERVICES
dc.subject	WATER SHORTAGES
dc.subject	WATER SOURCE
dc.subject	WATER SOURCES
dc.subject	WATER STORAGE
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
dc.subject	WATER TARIFF
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WATER USER
dc.subject	WATER USERS
dc.subject	WATER WITHDRAWALS
dc.subject	WATERCOURSES
dc.subject	WATERSHED
dc.subject	WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WETLANDS
dc.title	Managing Water for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction : A Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy for Zambia
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Southern Africa
dc.coverage	Zambia