RIVER BASIN · ZAMB

Zambezi

Africa · shared by 8 countries

1,374,975km² of basin
8riparian countries
17treaties on record
38Mpeople in basin

The basin

Zambezi basin (blue) over its riparian countries · real geometry, TFDD & Natural Earth

Shared by

BotswanaMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaUnited Republic of TanzaniaZambiaZimbabweAngola

17 treaties in the record

1891Treaty between Her Majesty and His Majesty the King of Portugal, defining their respective spheres of influence in Africa
Navigation, Territorial and Border Issues
1933Exchange of notes between the Union of South Africa and Northern Rhodesia regarding the Eastern Boundary between the Caprivi Strip and Northern Rhodesia and the
Fisheries, Territorial and Border Issues
1950Convention with agreements regarding use of Zambezi waters and effects of the proposed Kariba Dam. Salisbury, 30 and 31 May, 1950
1953Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between Her Majesty's government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Portuguese gove
Border and Territorial Issues
1954Agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on their own behalf and on behalf of the government of the Federati
Water Quantity
1954Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (acting on their behalf and on behalf of the Government of the Federation of Rhodesi
Territorial and Border Issues
1963Agreement relating to the Central African Power Corporation
Hydropower
1967Agreement between South Africa and Portugal relating to hydropower development on the Zambesi River [Untitled]
Hydropower
1969Agreement to Purchase electricity from Cabora-Bassa Scheme. Lisbon, 19 September, 1969
Infrastructure
1984Agreement between the governments of the Republic of Portugal, the People's Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of South Africa relative to the Cahora Bassa
Hydropower, Funding and Financing
1987Agreement on the action plan for the environmentally sound management of the common Zambesi River System ◆ GW
Environment, Water Quality
1987Agreement between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Republic of Zambia concerning the utilization of the Zambesi River
Water Quantity, Hydropower, Infrastructure
1990Agreement On General Cooperation And The Creation Of The Angolan-Namibian Joint Commission Of Cooperation. 18 September, 1990
Socioeconomic Development
1990Agreement Between the Government of Botswana and the Republic of Namibia on the Establishment of a Joint Water Commission. Windhoek, 13 November, 1990
Water Quantity, Water Quality
1990Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of Angola and the Government of the Republic of Namibia on general co-operation and the creation of th
Socioeconomic Development
2002Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique on the Establishment and Procedures of a Joint Wat
Environment, Socioeconomic Development
2004Agreement on the Establishment of the Zambezi Watercourse Commission ◆ GW
Water Quality, Water Quantity

Source: TFDD International Freshwater Treaties Database · open in the explorer →