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Dams, like the Kariba between Zambia and Zimbabwe, regulate flow for irrigation, hydropower and water supply. ATEC-3D

February 12, 2019

Dams can mimic the free flow of rivers, but risks must be managed

Matthew McCartney, CGIAR System Organization and Fritz Kleinschroth, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

There are benefits and downsides to damming rivers.

Lake Kariba’s water evel is down to under 30% – and it may worsen. Shutterstock

October 13, 2015

Climate models could have predicted drop in Lake Kariba’s water levels

Willem Landman, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

The upcoming El Niño event may see an even bigger drop in the water level of Lake Kariba. This will have terrible consequences for the people using the river.

Megamelus scutellaris insects fighting aquatic weeds. Philip Weyl

August 12, 2015

How Africa can grow its own solutions to the continent’s aquatic weed problems

Philip Weyl, Rhodes University

Biological control is the best way to combat aquatic weeds in African water.

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Philip Weyl
Postdoctoral Researcher, Entomology and Biological Control, Rhodes University
Willem Landman
Chief Researcher and Meteorologist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Fritz Kleinschroth
Postdoctoral research fellow, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Matthew McCartney
Principal Researcher, CGIAR System Organization

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