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The Zambezi basin is an African drainage basin, whose main flow is the Zambezi River, being the fourth largest basin on the continent, in addition to being the most important basin in southern Africa. It covers approximately 1,390,000 km², crossing regions with high population density, sometimes in areas of low density, such as the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. The Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) has been in existence since 2004 with the aim of strengthening cooperation in sharing its resources concerned. Another supranational initiative for watershed management is Zambezi River System Action Plan (ZACPLAN).

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  • The Zambezi basin is an African drainage basin, whose main flow is the Zambezi River, being the fourth largest basin on the continent, in addition to being the most important basin in southern Africa. It covers approximately 1,390,000 km², crossing regions with high population density, sometimes in areas of low density, such as the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. The Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) has been in existence since 2004 with the aim of strengthening cooperation in sharing its resources concerned. Another supranational initiative for watershed management is Zambezi River System Action Plan (ZACPLAN). The drainage area of the basin covers Angola, Botswana, Tanzania, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique, being the main supplier of fresh water, electricity and fish to the populations of these regions, mainly from the last five nations. The basin is home to immense wet plains, being responsible for the climatic regulation of a rich ecosystem of savannas and humid forests that surround it. Its main navigable course is through the Zambezi River, being the stretch of the mouth in the Indian Ocean (more precisely in the Mozambique Channel) until it surrounds the city of Tete, in the northwest of Mozambique. There are also navigable courses in the Cahora Bassa and Kariba lakes, and in the plains of the Mana Pools, Caprivi Strip, Liuwa-Luena-Baroste-Siloana, Shire, Luangwa and Lake Nyassa, the latter three of which are navigable within two its thirteen sub-basins. Two major sub-basins in the Zambezi basin are interconnected with other major African systems, namely: (a) the Lake Nyassa/Shire River sub-basin, which connects with the Great Rift Valley, and; (b) the perennial river bifurcation in the Selinda Spillway (or Magwegana river), in the Cuando River sub-basin, which connects the Zambezi Basin to the Kalahari Basin. (en)
  • A bacia do Zambeze é uma bacia hidrográfica africana que tem seu principal flúmen de escoamento o rio Zambeze, sendo a quarta maior bacia do continente, além de efetivamente a mais importante bacia da África Austral. Abrange aproximadamente 1.390.000 km², atravessando regiões ora com grande densidade populacional, ora em áreas de baixa densidade, como é o caso da Área de Conservação Transfronteiriça Cubango-Zambeze. A Comissão do Curso de Água do Zambeze (ZAMCOM) existe desde 2004 com o objectivo de reforçar a cooperação na partilha dos seus recursos em causa. A área de drenagem da bacia abrange Angola, Botsuana, Tanzânia, Namíbia, Zâmbia, Zimbábue, Maláui e Moçambique, sendo a principal fornecedora de água doce, energia elétrica e peixes para as populações das referidas regiões, principalmente das cinco últimas nações. A bacia abriga imensas planícies molhadas, sendo a responsável pela regulação climatológica de um rico ecossistema de savanas e florestas úmidas que a cerca. Seu curso navegável principal é pelo rio Zambeze, sendo o tramo da foz no oceano Índico (mais precisamente no canal de Moçambique) até cerca as proximidades da cidade de Tete, no noroeste moçambicano. Há ainda cursos navegáveis nos lagos Cahora Bassa e Cariba, e nas planícies das Piscinas de Mana, Faixa de Caprivi, Liuva-Luena-Baroste-Siloana (parte inclusive do Lungué-Bungo), Chire, Luangua e no lago Niassa, sendo que estas três últimas porções navegáveis já dentro de duas de suas treze sub-bacias. Duas sub-bacias importantes da bacia do Zambeze tem interligação com outros grandes sistemas africanos, sendo: (a) a sub-bacia do Lago Niassa/Rio Chire, que se conecta com o Grande Vale do Rifte, e; (b) a efêmera bifurcação fluvial Vertedouro de Selinda (ou rio Maguegana), na sub-bacia do rio Cuando, que conecta a bacia do Zambeze à bacia do Calaári. (pt)
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  • The Zambezi basin is an African drainage basin, whose main flow is the Zambezi River, being the fourth largest basin on the continent, in addition to being the most important basin in southern Africa. It covers approximately 1,390,000 km², crossing regions with high population density, sometimes in areas of low density, such as the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. The Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) has been in existence since 2004 with the aim of strengthening cooperation in sharing its resources concerned. Another supranational initiative for watershed management is Zambezi River System Action Plan (ZACPLAN). (en)
  • A bacia do Zambeze é uma bacia hidrográfica africana que tem seu principal flúmen de escoamento o rio Zambeze, sendo a quarta maior bacia do continente, além de efetivamente a mais importante bacia da África Austral. Abrange aproximadamente 1.390.000 km², atravessando regiões ora com grande densidade populacional, ora em áreas de baixa densidade, como é o caso da Área de Conservação Transfronteiriça Cubango-Zambeze. A Comissão do Curso de Água do Zambeze (ZAMCOM) existe desde 2004 com o objectivo de reforçar a cooperação na partilha dos seus recursos em causa. (pt)
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  • Bacia do Zambeze (pt)
  • Zambezi Basin (en)
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