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Okavango’s river basin organisation in good health

Posted on 15 October 2010 by IPS

OKACOM executive secretary Eben Chonguiça says joint fact-finding has helped Angola, Botswana and Namibia to build a basis of trust so that balanced choices over development in the Okavango River basin can proceed.

 
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Strengthen cooperation to secure power

Posted on 15 October 2010 by IPS

Energy expert Catherine Fedorsky says that since so much energy in the region is generated by a limited resource – water – and it is all the more important that countries find a fair way of sharing it.

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Will Namibia farm project mean the river runs dry?

Posted on 10 October 2010 by IPS

Developing agriculture along the pristine Okavango River must be carefully managed if water quality and quantity are to be protected.

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Sharing the Okavango

Posted on 09 October 2010 by IPS

The Okavango River is a rarity, scarcely disturbed by human development along its 1,100 kilometre length: shaping its future is the delicate task of the Okavango River Basin Commission.

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Assessing Namibia’s groundwater

Posted on 09 October 2010 by IPS

Moses Magadza investigates Namibia’s groundwater potential.

 
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Adapt or perish

Posted on 02 September 2010 by IPS

Across Southern Africa, a changing climate will prompt changes in how herders manage finding forage for their animals.

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