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Chapter 2 - Zambia’s Changing Environment
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Barotse Floodplains
World Fish, 2012
During the dry season, agricultural production, economic activities and local settlements are focused on the floodplain area. As the
plain becomes inundated during the rainy season, people move to the uplands and plain fringes. This annual relocation of people and
cattle includes the movement of the Litunga in the traditional ceremony, called the Kuomboka (Nkhata and Kalumiana, 1997). The
Barotse floodplain differs from other plains because it is home to a large permanent lake as well as to swamps and smaller lakes that
dry out each year. The construction of the Mongu-Kalabo road currently underway is intended to improve accessibility to the area.