Causes and possible solutions to water resource conflicts in the Okavango River Basin: The case of Angola, Namibia and Botswana

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 29, Issue 15-18 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 1319-1326

  Mbaiwa, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Okavango River Basin; Riparian states; Sustainable development; Water resource conflicts

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; WATER UTILIZATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BOTSWANA; NAMIBIA; OKAVANGO BASIN; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 5144230649     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2004.09.015     Document Type: Article

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