A delta is a vast, fan-shaped creation of land, or low-lying plain, formed from successive layers of sediment washed from uplands to the mouth of some rivers, such as the Nile, the Mississippi and the Ganges. The nutrient-rich sediment is deposited by rivers at the point where, or before which, the river flows into the sea. Deltas are formed when rivers supply and deposit sediments more quickly that they can be removed by waves of ocean currents. The importance of deltas was first discovered by prehistoric man, who was attracted to them because of their abundant animal and plant life. Connecting waterways through the deltas later provided natural routes for navigation and trade, and opened up access to the interior. Deltas are highly fertile and often highly populated areas. They would be under serious threat of flooding from any sea-level rise. (Source: WRIGHT)



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Masamba WRL, Mapila H, Ringrose S, Wolski P 2008. Hydrological, geomorphological and geochemical processes in the Okavango Delta : water resource management implications. Proceedings of the second IASTED Africa Conference on Water Resource Management (Africa WRM 2008), September 8-10, 2008 240-245
Gumbricht T, McCarthy TS 2003. Hierarchical processes and patterns sustaining the Okavango: An integrated perspective for policy and management. Environmental Monitoring of Tropical and Subtropical Wetlands 181-196
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Engstrand-Neacsu V 2014. Mission - Saving the Okavango Delta. Waterfront 02-Jul
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Kavango delta story in Stockholm international newsletter.pdf 1.24 MB
van der Post C 2005. Early maps of Ngamiland and the Okavango Delta. Botswana Notes and Records 37 196-207
Hay CJ, van Zyl BJ, Steyn GJ 1997. Ecology of Synodontis nigromaculatus (Pisces: Mochokidae) from the Okavango River, Namibia. Journal of African Zoology 111 (5) 355-363
Mosepele K 2008. Flood pulse in a subtropical floodplain fishery and the consequences for steady state management.. Proceedings of the second IASTED Africa conference Water Resource Management (Africa WRM 2008)
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Datla A, Schmeier S, Cuadrado-Quesada G, Mothobi R 2023. Echoes of the Okavango Delta - Does the voice of the people matter?. Water Alternatives 16 (3) 821-848
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The Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission 2011. Cubango-Okavango River Basin Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis.
Porto JG, Clover J 2003. Chapter 3: The peace dividend in Angola: Strategic implications for Okavango basin cooperation. Transboundary rivers, sovereignty and development: Hydropolitical Drivers in the Okavango River basin 65-81
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The peace dividend in Angola.pdf 110.82 KB
Turton A 2003. Chapter 4: The hydropolitical dynamics of cooperation in Southern Africa: A strategic perspective on institutional development in international river basins. Transboundary rivers, sovereignty and development: Hydropolitical Drivers in the Okavango River basin 83-103
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Institutional development in international river basins_2003.pdf 59.88 KB
Nicol A 2003. Chapter 8: The dynamics of river basin cooperation: The Nile and Okavango basins. Transboundary rivers, sovereignty and development: Hydropolitical Drivers in the Okavango River basin 167-186
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The Nile and Okavango basins.pdf 51.73 KB
Turton AR, Ashton P, Cloete E 2003. Chapter 1: An introduction to the hydropolitical drivers in the Okavango River basin. Transboundary rivers, sovereignty and development: Hydropolitical Drivers in the Okavango River basin 9-30
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hydropolitical drivers in the Okavango River basin.pdf 133.02 KB
Pinheiro I, Gabaake G, Heyns P 2003. Chapter 5: Cooperation in the Okavango river basin: The OKACOM perspective. Transboundary rivers, sovereignty and development: Hydropolitical Drivers in the Okavango River basin 105-118
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Cooperation in the Okavango river basin.pdf 140.46 KB
Turpie J, Barnes J, Arntzen J, Nherera B, Lange G-M, Buzwani B 2006. Economic value of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, and implications for Management.
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jwwREPDelta Okavango Delta Valuation Study FINAL REPORT.pdf 3.76 MB
Bock J, Johnson SE 1997. The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana. Cultural Overview.
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The Okavango Delta People of Botswana_Johnson.pdf 961.74 KB
Ramberg L, Hancock P, Lindholm M, Archibald TJ, Ringrose S, Sliva J, Van As J, Vanderpost C 2006. Species diversity of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Aquatic Sciences 68 310-337
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Species diversity of the Okavango Delta_ Botswana_2006.pdf 768.39 KB
Burg V 2007. Climate change affecting the Okavango Delta.
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Burg_Climatic change Okavango_2007 thesis.pdf 4.66 MB
Mamili National Park - Profile.
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Mamili Park Profile.pdf 156.7 KB
Khaudum National Park.
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Turpie J, Barnes J, Arntzen J, Nherera B, Lange G-M, Buzwani B 2006. Economic value of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, and implications for management.
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Okavango Delta Valuation Study.pdf 3.76 MB
Andersson J 2006. Land cover change in the Okavango River Basin.
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Jafet Andersson MSc_thesis.pdf 4.86 MB
Goudie A 2005. The drainage of Africa since the Cretaceous. Geomorphology 67 437 - 456
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