Cover (pdf 101 KB)
Table of contents (pdf 46 KB)
1. Land and nature of Zimbabwe
(1) An outline of the land and climate
(2) Vegetation
(3) Hydrology
2. Political, governmental and socio-economic conditions
(1) An outline of Zimbabwe's politics and the government
(2) Economic situation
3. Environmental conservation in Zimbabwe
(1) Environmental Problems in Zimbabwe
(2) Law
(3) Environmental impact assessment
(4) Government agencies
References
1. Introduction
2. Climate
3. Runoff
4. Reservoirs
5. Major issues in reservoir management
6. Conclusion
References
1. Locations
2. The measurement method and equipment used
3. Results of the water quality analysis
3.1. Lake Kariba
3.2. Lake Mutirikwe
3.3. Lake Chivero
4. Discussion
5. Water analysis technologies
6. Recommendations
References
1.0. Introduction
2.0. Water pollution and its sources
3.0. Water pollution monitoring
3.1. The Regional, Town and Country Planning Act (1976) Chapter 22
3.2. The Urban Councils Act (1980) Chapter 214
3.3. The Public Health Act
3.4. The Natural Resources Act
3.5. The new Environmental Management bill (1998)
3.6. The Water Act (1976)
3.6.1. The goal of the Water Pollution Control Section
4.0. The Water Act (1976) and the current water pollution control system
5.0. Date capture and storage
6.0. Limitations of the current system
7.0. Improvement to the current system
7.1. The new Water bill, 1998
7.2. Classification of discharges
7.3. Water pollution charges
7.4. Billing
7.5. Investigation of permit applications
7.6. Advantages of the new system
8.0. Administration of the Water Act
8.1. Water Pollution Control Section
8.2. The Water Pollution Advisory Board
9.0. Roles and responsibilities
9.1. Central Government
9.2. Catchment Councils
9.3. Local Government
9.4. Industries
9.5. The general public
10.0. Implications on lake water management
11.0 Conclusion
References
1. Industrial and Manufacturing Works
2. Leachate from Lanfills
3. Sewage effluent
4. Soil erosion/siltation
5. Agricultural, forestry sources and stromwater Runoff
6. Mines and associated industries
7.Controlling industrial pollution
References
1. Introduction
1.1 The extent of water hyacinth infestation
2. Important biological characteristics of water hyacinth
2.1 Problems associated with aquatic weed infestations
2.1.1 Loss of water
2.1.2 Disruption of fishing activites
2.1.3 Obstruction of water-borne transport
2.1.4 Obstruction of recreational activities
2.1.5 Obstruction of water uptake and hydro-electric power generation
2.1.6 Incidences of diseases
3.0 Methods of water hyacinth conrtrol
3.1 Manual control
3.2 Mechanical removal of weeds
3.3 Chemical control
3.4 Biological control
3.5 Utilizing water hyacinth: turning pests to resources
4.0 Conclusions
References
1. Introduction
2. Sources of data
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
1. Introduction
2. Sewage works
2.1 Crowborough sewage treatment works December 1993-1998
2.2 Impact of sewage treatment works on river water quality
3. Storm water canals
3.1 Industrial pollution contribution
3.2 Industrial pollution control
3.3 Summary of principal industrial effluents
4. Run-off from sewage and irrigated farms
4.1 Typical well results
5. Analytical characteristics of Lake Chivero Dam
5.1 Selective withdrawal of raw water for treatment
6. Divalent Ions in Lake Chivero
6.1 Concentration of iron and manganess in Lake Chivero
6.2 Discussion
7. Conclusion
References
1. International cooperation in which Zimbabwe has been involved
2. Development cooperation
References
Annex 1. An outline of the Workshop on Sustainable Management of the Lakes of Zimbabwe (pdf 104 KB)
Annex 2. An outline of the ILEC missions (pdf 38 KB)
Annex 3. List of the Members of the study team (pdf 28 KB)
Publication record (pdf 27 KB)