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A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland and/or tidal waters, and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. A great flow along a watercourse or a flow causing inundation of lands not normally covered by water. (Source: LANDY)

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Wolski P, Masaka T, Raditsebe L, Murray-Hudson M 2005. Aspects of seasonal dynamics of flooding in the Okavango Delta. Botswana Notes and Records 37 (Special Edition on Human Interactions and Natural Resource Dynamics in the Okavango Delta and Ngamiland) 179-195

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Wolski 2005 Aspects of sea.pdf	1.98 MB

Magole L, Thapelo T 2005. The impact of extreme flooding of the Okavango River on the livelihood of the molapo farming community of Tubu village, Ngamiland sub-district, Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 37 (Special Edition on Human Interactions and Natural Resource Dynamics in the Okavango Delta and Ngamiland) 125-137

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40980409

Bonyongo MC, Mubyana T, Totolo O, Veenandaal EM 2002. Flooding and soil nutrient status in the Okavango Delta's seasonal floodplains. Botswana Notes and Records 34 123-130

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40980328

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Harvest prospects deteriorate in Southern Africa following prolonged dry spells and severe floods in several parts.

Website link:http://www.fao.org/3/a-x9836e/index.html

Greenbaum N, Schwartz U, Benito G, Porat N, Cloete GC, Enzel Y 2014. Paleohydrology of extraordinary floods along the Swakop River at the margin of the Namib Desert and their paleoclimate implications. Quaternary Science Reviews 103 (1) 153-169

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379114003412

Gumbricht T, Wolski P, Frost P, McCarthy TS 2004. Forecasting the spatial extent of the annual flood in the Okavango delta, Botswana. Journal of Hydrology 290 (3-4) 178-191

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169403004475

Tuwilika SV 2016. Impact of flooding on rural livelihoods of the Cuvelai Basin in Northern Namibia. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning (9) 104-121

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Impact of flooding on rural livelihoods of the Cuvelai Basin in Northern Namibia.pdf	1.17 MB

McCarthy J, Gumbricht T, McCarthy TS 2005. Ecoregion classification in the Okavango Delta, Botswana from multitemporal remote sensing. International Journal of Remote Sensing 26 (19) 4339-4357

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431160500113583#.Uxl_31KPJFo

Ramberg L, Lindholm M, Hessen D, Murray-Hudson M, Bonyongo C, Heinl M, Masamba W, Vanderpost C, Wolski P 2010. Aquatic ecosystem responses to fire and flood size in the Okavango Delta: observations from the seasonal floodplains. Wetlands Ecology and Management 18 (5) 587-595

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11273-010-9195-x

Holmqvist J, Okko-Olausson J 2012. Översvämning i regionen Oshikoto, Namibia - En fallstudie i lokalbefolkningens uppfattningar om översvämningen år 2012 samt hur den påverkat dem. Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi Stockholms Universitet.

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Flooding in the Karstveld near Tsumeb_2012.pdf	2.6 MB

Bonyongo MC, Bredenkamp GJ, Veenendaal E 2000. Floodplain vegetation in the Nxaraga Lagoon area, Okavango Delta, Botswana. South African Journal of Botany 66 (1) 15-21

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629915310462

Smith RMH, Mason TR, Ward JD 1993. Flash-flood sediments and ichnofacies of the Late Pleistocene Homeb Silts, Kuiseb River, Namibia. Sedimentary Geology 85 (1-4) 579-599

Tuwilika SV 2016. Impact of flooding on rural livelihoods of the Cuvelai Basin in Northern Namibia. Journal of Geography and RegionalrnPlanning 9 (6) 104-121

Kniveton D, Layberry R, Andersson L, Gumbricht T, Hughes D, Ringrose S, Savenije H, Todd M, Wilk J, Wolski P Satellite based rainfall data and flooding over the Okavango River basin in southern Africa.

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Satellite based rainfall data and flooding over the Okavango River basin in southern Africa.pdf	65.47 KB

Müller I, Hipondoka M, Winkler K, Geßner U, Martinis S, Taubenböck H 2018. Monitoring flood and drought events - earth observation for multiscale assessment of water-related hazards and exposed elements. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 136-143

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Monitoring flood and drought events_earth observation for multiscale assessment of water_related hazards and exposed elements.pdf	3.01 MB

Cloete G, Benito G, Grodek T, Porat N, Enzel Y 2018. Analyses of the magnitude and frequency of a 400-year flood record in the Fish River Basin, Namibia. Geomorphology (320) 1-17

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Analyses of the magnitude and frequency of a 400_year flood record in the Fish River Basin.pdf	1.45 MB

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.07.025

Mabuku MP, Senzanje A, Mudhara M, Jewitt GPW, Mulwafu WO 2019. Strategies for coping and adapting to flooding and their determinants: A comparative study of cases from Namibia and Zambia. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C (In Press)

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2018.12.009

Cloete GC, Basson GR, Sinske SA 2014. Revision of regional maximum flood (RMF) estimation in Namibia. Water SA (40) 535-548

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Revision of regional maximum flood estimation in Namibia.pdf	934.32 KB

Siziba N, Chimbari MJ, Masundire H, Mosepele K, Ramberg L 2013. Variation in Assemblages of Small Fishes and Microcrustaceans After Inundation of Rarely Flooded Wetlands of the Lower Okavango Delta, Botswana. Environmental Management (52) 1386–1399

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-013-0183-9

2015. Indigenous Knowledge of Namibia.

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Indigenous Knowledge of Namibia_Contents.pdf	2.19 MB

Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvgc619h

Mbukusa NR 2015. Understanding indigenous coping strategies of the Basubiya on the flooded plains of the Zambezi River. Indigenous knowledge of Namibia 241-262

Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvgc619h

Gadimang P, Masunga GS 2017. Ground survey of red lechwe in the Linyanti swamps and Chobe floodplains, northern Botswana. Koedoe (59) a1413

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Ground survey of red lechwe in the Linyanti swamps and Chobe floodplains_Botswana.pdf	2.28 MB

McCarthy TS, Bloem A, Larkin PA 1998. Observations on the hydrology and geohydrology of the Okavango Delta. South African Journal of Geology 101 (2) 101 - 117

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Observations on the hydrology and geohydrology of the Okavango Delta.pdf	686.85 KB

Ellery WN, McCarthy TS, Dangerfield JM 1998. Biotic Factors in Mima Mound development: Evidence from the Floodplains of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. International Journal of Ecology and Enviromental Sciences 24 293 - 313

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Biotic Factors in Mima Mound development_1988.pdf	1.2 MB

Biggs RC 1976. The effects of seasonal flood regime on the ecology of Chief's Island and the adjacent floodplain system. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Okavango Delta and its future utilization

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The effects of seasonal flood regime on the ecology of Chiefs Island and the adjacent floodplain system_1976.pdf	4.25 MB

Petermann T 1989. Report on hydrological conditions in Boro-Shorobe floodplains, flood seasons 1987/88 and 1988/89.

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Report on hydrological conditions in Boro_Shorobe floodplain.pdf	2.75 MB

McCarthy T, Ellery W 1995. Sedimentation on the distal reaches of the Okavango Fan, Botswana, and its bearing on calcrete and silcrete (Ganister) formation. Journal of Sedimentary Research A65 (1) 77 - 90

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Sedimentation on the distal reaches of the Okavango Fan.pdf	976.37 KB

McCarthy TS, Cooper GRJ, Tyson PD, Ellery WN 2000. Seasonal flooding in the Okavango Delta, Botswana - recent history and future prospects. South Africa Journal of Science 96 25 - 28

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Seasonal flooding in the Okavango Delta_recent history and future prospects.pdf	417.21 KB

Neuenschwander AL 2007. Remote sensing of vegetation dynamics in response to flooding and fire in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

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Remote sensing of vegetation dynamics in response to flooding and fire in the Okavango Delta_Botswana.pdf	21.55 MB

Child MF, Milton SJ, Dean RWJ, Lipsey MK, Puttick J, Hempson TN, Mann GK, Babiker H, Chaudrey J, Humphrey G, Joseph G, Okes NC, Potts R, Wistebaar T 2010. Tree-grass coexistence in a flood-disturbed, semi-arid savanna system. Landscape Ecology 25 315–326

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Tree_grass coexistence in a flood_disturbed_semi_arid savanna system.pdf	364.03 KB

Windhoek Consulting Engineers 2000. Feasibility study on the rehabilitation of Lake Liambezi.

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Feasibility study on the rehabilitation of Lake Liambezi.pdf	26.91 MB

Wolski P, Murray-Hudson M 2005. Flooding dynamics in a large low-gradient alluvial fan, the Okavango Delta, Botswana, from analysis and interpretation of a 30-year hydrometric record. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 2 1865-1892

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Flooding dynamics in a large low_gradient alluvial fan_ the Okavango Delta.pdf	1.15 MB

Wolski P, Murray-Hudson M 2007. Detection and causal factors of change in flood distribution in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

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Detection and causal factors of change in flood distribution in the Okavango Delta.pdf	1.37 MB

Kurugundla CN, Dikgola K, Kalaote K, Mpho M 2010. Restoration and Rehabilitation of Zibadianja Lagoon in Kwando-Linyanti River System in Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records 42 79-89

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Restoration and Rehabilitation of Zibadianja.pdf	458.84 KB

Murray-Hudson M 2009. Floodplain vegetation responses to flood regime in the seasonal Okavango Delta, Botswana.

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Floodplain vegetation responses.pdf	1.54 MB

Merron GS 1991. The ecology and management of the fishes of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, with particular reference to the role of the seasonal floods.

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The_Ecology_and_Management_of_the_Fishes_of_the_Okavango_Delta.pdf	13.69 MB

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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Flood_Pulse_in_a_Subtropical_Foodplain_Fishery.pdf	585.43 KB

Hocutt CH, Johnson PN 2001. Fish response to the annual flooding regime in the Kavango River along the Angola/Namibia border. African Journal of Marine Science 23 449-464

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Fish response to the annual flooding regime in the Kavango River along the Angola_Namibia border.pdf	190.27 KB

Long SA, Fatoyinbo TE, Policelli F 2014. Flood extent mapping for Namibia using change detection and thresholding with SAR. Environmental Research Letters 9

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Flood extent mapping for Namibia using change detection and thresholding with SAR.pdf	528.57 KB

Shaamhula LV, Smit HAP, van der Merwe J 2021. Community responses to the annual flooding (efundja) in the Cuvelai-Etosha basin, Northern Namibia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 61

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420921003381?via%3Dihub=

Nathanael B, Mendelsohn J 2013. Notes on a spatial assessment of the risk of flooding in eastern Caprivi.

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Caprivi flood risk.zip	6.42 MB

Alheit D Report for Conservation International on the Source to Sand Expedition that followed the annual flooding of the Okavango River from ist source in Angola through Namibia and to Botswana's Delta during May-August 1997.

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Report_for_Conservation_International_on_the_Source_to_Sand_Expedition_1997.pdf	2.7 MB

Wolski P, Ramberg L, Magole L, Mazvimavi D 2009. Evolution of River Basin Management in the Okavango System, Southern Africa. Handbook of Catchment Management

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Evolution of River Basin Management in the Okavango System_Southern Africa_2009.pdf	668.05 KB

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781444307672.ch21/summary

Packwood S 2011. End of PROCAP Mission Report, Namibia, 20/6 – 22/12/2011.

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ProCap Namibia 2011_End of Mission Report.pdf	2.89 MB

Ito M 2005. Changes in the Distribution of the !Nara Plant that affect the life of the Topnaar People in the lower Kuiseb River, Namib Desert. African Study Monographs 30 65-75

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Changes in the Distribution of the Nara Plant that affect the life of the Topnaar People in the lower Kuiseb River_2005.pdf	212.7 KB

Arnold S, Attinger S, Frank K, Hildebrandt A 2009. Uncertainty in parameterisation and model structure affect simulation results in coupled ecohydrological models. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 13 1789-1807

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Uncertainty in parameterisation and model structure_2009.pdf	3.4 MB

Jacobson PJ 1997. An Ephemeral Perspective of Fluvial Ecosystems: Viewing Ephemeral Rivers in the Context of Current Lotic Ecology.

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Jacobson Thesis 1997_Ephemeral Rivers.pdf	297.21 KB

2012. Solutions for a Changing Climate. The African Development Bank's Response to Impacts in Africa.

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The Solutions for a Changing Climate The African Development Banks Response to Impacts in Africa_2012.pdf	2.53 MB

Heine K, Völkel J 2011. Extreme floods around AD 1700 in the nothern Namib Desert, Namibia, and in the Orange River Catchment, South Africa - were they forced by a decrease of solar irradiance during the Little ice Age?. Geographia Polonica 84 (1) 61-80

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Extreme floods around AD 1700 in the nothern Namib Desert_2011.pdf	4.89 MB

Jacobson PJ 1997. An ephemeral perspective of fluvial ecosystems: viewing ephemeral rivers in the context of current lotic.

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An ephemeral perspective of fluvial ecosystems_1997.pdf	310.22 KB