Pulling the Atlantic Ocean to Gaborone

The Atlantic Ocean beckins for Gaborone's supply
The Atlantic Ocean beckins for Gaborone's supply

The water crisis of 2015/16, the drying up of Gaborone Dam and the worst drought in 35 years in the south, remain painful reminders of why a stitch in time saves nine. Eager to avoid a repeat, authorities involved in water planning are even reaching across the desert to the Atlantic. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI writes

Prior to the record-breaking dry years, beginning in 2014 and intensifying into the worst drought in 35 years in 2015, authorities involved in the water sector would have been satisfied with their long term planning.

After all, potentially, they were sitting on hundreds of millions of cubic metres of supply per year, deep into the future, from riparian agreements they had already inked such as the Chobe Zambezi transfer scheme and the Lesotho Highlands project.

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