Author : Roberto Martín-Hurtado
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Realising the Benefits of Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Cubango-Okavango River Basin by : Roberto Martín-Hurtado
Download or read book Realising the Benefits of Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Cubango-Okavango River Basin written by Roberto Martín-Hurtado and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The CORB [Cubango-Okavango River Basin] has a high environmental value, while it suffers high levels of poverty and faces large uncertainties regarding the possible impact of climate change. The CORB is still relatively environmentally pristine, but this will not last, due to the pressures of poverty-induced catchment degradation, particularly in the north-west part of the upper basin. Possible threats to the CORB's health are becoming very real with the need for development of riparian countries. Successful cooperative management of the world's transboundary basins is key for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Angola, Botswana and Namibia have been cooperating in the knowledge and management of the CORB in the framework of the Permanent Okavango Basin River Commission (OKACOM) for over 20 years. The CORB has an agreed policy framework document, the Strategic Action Programme, that lays down the principles for the development of the basin and improvements of the livelihoods of its people through the cooperative management of the basin and its shared natural resources. The OKACOM shared vision is to achieve an 'economically prosperous, socially just and environmentally healthy development of the Cubango-Okavango River Basin'"--Executive summary.