New: Development of Operating Rules for the Chobe Zambezi Water Transfer Scheme and the Integrated Agro-Commercial Development

January 2024

AquaLinks is working as subcontractor of WR Nyabeze and Associates (in association with Vector Development Botswana) on the hydrology for this important project for our client the Government of Botswana.

The Zambezi is an immense river but the intended maximum abstraction of 495 Mm3/year by Botswana, is also considerable. ZAMCOM has approved the abstraction intent, and ZAMCOM countries remain to give their inputs in the development of the operating rules. It was great to last week meet many stakeholders in Livingstone, Victoria Falls and Kasane. Thanks to them for their openness and cooperation to get the right contents. Now the data crunching starts!

(The picture was taken at Livingstone water intake on the Zambian side of the Zambezi. The other side of the water is an island splitting the river in two.)