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This study underscored the importance of water quality, providing insights for sustainable resource management in decision-making and development planning. The study focused on the Luapula River Basin (LRB) in Zambia, a potential donor for inter-basin water transfers to the Kafue River Basin...

Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) intends to carry out full feasibility studies for the development of Mabula Kapi hydropower site located on Kaombe River in Serenje District. KGRTC installed a hydrological gauging station at the site in September 2019. However, the small hydropower...

The ability to assess the catchment potential to satisfy water demands is vital for the management of the water resources. The current water allocation system in Zambia sits under the Water Resources Management Act No. 21 of 2011. The system needed to encourage optimal use of water resources as...

The goal of this study was to establish how knowledge on water resource protection influenced practices involving water resources amongst residents of Ng'ombe living within the Chamba river buffer zone. This was done in order to determine why buffer zone encroachment and degradation appear to be...

Water abstraction is achieved by many means, and for many purposes. Abstraction depends on many variables that include the purpose for the abstraction, the location, the type of laws in place regarding the procedure, and the type of resources available for the abstraction process. The overall...

Zambia has been experiencing population increase over the years. The growth has been characterised by an increase in agricultural irrigation activities, competitiveness in water use which have caused water stress and conflicts in some catchments. Some water availability assessment works in...

Management of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) has been undergoing several and continuous transformations over the past two decades. The International Water Association (IWA) as well as other key stakeholders have been trying to find the ‘Best Practices’ in managing non-revenue water so as to help water...

There is growing concern in most developing countries regarding the use of technologies that are inappropriate to local conditions. In the area of treating surface water to drinking water quality, consideration of alternative treatment methods is receiving great attention particularly with regard...