Zambezi River Basin

Canoes and ferries are used to transport people and goods at various navigable sections of the Zambezi basin.

Navigation

Various sections of the Zambezi River are used

for navigation. Efforts are being made to improve

navigability of the river along the Kazungula and

Katima Mulilo-Sesheke transportation routes

through Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.

The National Water Resources Plan of

Mozambique has a provision to undertake

studies to improve navigability of the Lower

Zambezi (SADC and ZRA 2007). The initiative

requires improved infrastructure, flow

level regulation, aquatic weed control and

dredging. Improved navigation combined

with regional road network planning could be

a step towards closer cooperation between

countries in the basin.