Report of a mission to selected African countries on collection of data and information for a study on intercountry cooperation for integrated development of water resources in the Zambezi river basin

Abstract

During the mission, meetings were held and extensive discussions took place with various senior government officials including some Permanent Secretaries, Deputy Permanent Secretaries and senior technical professionals. Discussions were also held with senior UNDP officials in these countries; with senior officials of subregional intergovernmental agencies like SADC, COMESA and ZRA. Discussions were also held with senior officials of UNEP at Nairobi with a view to enhancing UN interagency cooperation particularly between UNEP and UNECA in assisting the Zambezi riparian countries in accelerating the process of water resources development activities in the basin.