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Case Study – Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project

Meanwhile, Kariba Lake provides an invaluable source of their responses to the changing climate and better
water storage for human use, fisheries, and agriculture, manage shared resources to make their populations
which is critically important to mitigate the effects of more resilient. Considering the ongoing impacts of
the drought in the region. The dam also allows for flow droughts, the Kariba Dam has helped spearhead
regulation throughout the year, ensuring downstream cooperation and discussion between Zambia, Zimbabwe,
water flow during moderately dry times. and the respective power utilities in terms of optimizing
available water resources. CIWA support to the ZRA also
Going forward, the improvement of cooperation included the financing of a feasibility study and ESIA for
between Zambia and Zimbabwe through the ZRA might the Batoka Gorge HES. This potential joint project
be one of the most important long-term benefits upstream of Kariba would contribute to improving
achieved by CIWA. Cooperation on international waters electricity access, reducing blackouts, and improving
contributes to climate resilience, as countries coordinate regional energy security.

Earthworks on the banks of the Zambezi River, Zambia. ©Arne Hoel

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