Intergovernmental meeting of senior water resources officials from the Zambezi river basin countries: report of the meeting

Abstract

The Working Group on Water (WGW) of the United Nations Special Initiative on Africa (UNSIA) at its October 1996 Paris meeting identified four African countries and one trans-boundary river basin namely the Zambezi Basin for priority action in the first phase of implementation of the provisions of the Special Initiative. In support of this decision and as a contribution to the implementation of UNSIA, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (EGA) prepared in 1997 a detailed study on inter-country cooperation for integrated development of water resources of the Zambezi river basin. As a follow-up to this study and as a further contribution to UNSIA implementation, ECA convened, organized and serviced a meeting of Senior Water Resources Officials from the Zambezi river basin countries from 5-7 July 1999.