The ‘Water Situational Analysis of the Lower Kafue Basin’ highlights the pivotal role the river plays, providing up to 50 per cent of Zambia’s electricity, livelihoods for half of the country’s ...

Warmer temperatures are fueling drought, making it harder for Zambia and other developing nations to generate hydropower.

For decades, the Kariba Dam on the River had provided the bulk of electricity consumed in Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, in September, Zambian officials signalled that, owing to desperately low water ...