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Article: SOUTHERN AFRICA: WATER MINISTERS TO MEET ABOUT ZAMBEZI RIVER.
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- Interpress Service
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- September 18, 2008
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By Moses Magadza
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Sep. 17, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Water ministers of countries that share the Zambezi River have agreed jointly to promote the sustainable utilization of water resources, starting in two months.
The ministers are scheduled to meet this November in Tanzania to kick of the long-standing initiative.
The Zambezi River flows through eight southern African countries -- Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe -- and sustains more than 40 million people in its 2,700-kilometer journey to the Indian Ocean.
Experts say the great river is suffering from pollution, acidity, ...