سد كاريبا بين زامبيا و زيمبابوي و تداعياته 1955-1995

Abstract EN

Water resources are among the wealth necessary for the continuation of life, so many large dams have been built on international rivers, which prevent the flow of river flood waters, and artificial lakes arise behind them, called reservoirs that are used for the purposes of generating electricity, providing water for irrigation and drinking, and other purposes, and are subject the process of building the dam is based on a set of laws regulating the use of water.

the issue of large dams on international rivers is one of the important issues because it is a matter of life and death between the riparian countries around it.

rather, it is a direct result of the increasing competition for water, and this in turn will affect the issues of peace and security around the cross-border rivers.

for this reason, the riparian countries must choose settling these differences through cooperation and benefit-sharing and away from domination or control over water resources.

Kariba Dam is one of the large dams that were built between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe and was built on the Zambezi River, without studying its negative effects, which led to the displacement and resettlement of millions, in addition to increasing social, economic, geological problems that required the rehabilitation of the dam.

copper is in the area without regard to the indigenous population, so African governments must conduct surveys before building a major dam and seek the assistance of experts to assess the effects of the dam.