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An unusual accumulation of water above the ground caused by high tide, heavy rain, melting snow or rapid runoff from paved areas. (Source: ALL)

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Stengel HW 1964. Das Abkommen des Kuiseb und Swakop für die Zeit von 1898 - 1938.

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Das Abkommen des Kuiseb und Swakop fuer die Zeit von 1898_1938.pdf	6.86 MB

Koch C 1963. An illustrated account of a major flood in the Kuiseb River. Der Kreis 2/3 39-51

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An illustrated account of a major flood in the Kuiseb River_1963.pdf	10.66 MB

1998. The impact of the 1997 flood events in the lower Kuiseb river on the recharge to the lower Kuiseb aquifers.

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The impact of the 1997 flood events in the lower Kuiseb river.pdf	12.05 MB

Crerar S, Fry RG, Slater PM, van Langenhove G, Wheeler D 1988. An unexpected factor affecting recharge from ephemeral river flows in SWA/Namibia. Estimation of Natural groundwater recharge 11-28

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An unexpected factor affecting recharge from ephemeral river_1988.pdf	5.32 MB

Heyns PS 1990. Episodic flood events of rivers crossing the desert.

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Episodic flood events of rivers crossing the desert_1990.pdf	3.02 MB

Adaptation Fund 2015. Proposal for Namibia (1). Adaptation Fund Board, Project and Programme Review Committee, Seventeenth Meeting, Bonn, Germany, 6-7 October 2015.

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Adaptation Fund Board_Project and Programme Review Committee_2015.pdf	3.07 MB

Hasheela RL 2010. Adaptation of farmers to climate change in Ohangwena Region, Namibia.

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Farming in Ohangwena and climate change Raili Laudika Hasheela thesis_2010.pdf	787.76 KB

Mosepele K, Moyle PB, Merron GS, Purkey DR, Mosepele B 2009. Fish, Floods, and Ecosystem Engineers: Aquatic Conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. BioScience 59 (1) 53-64

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Fish_Floods_and Ecosystem Engineers Aquatic Conservation in the Okavango Delta_Botswana.pdf	5.18 MB

Department of water affairs Hydrology Division 2004. Draft Report on the 2004 floods in the Upper Zambezi River.

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Draft report on the 2004 floods in the upper Zambezi river_Hyrdrology division.pdf	4.68 MB

Heine K 2004. Flood Reconstructions in the Namib Desert, Namibia and Little Ice Age Climatic Implications: Evidence from Slackwater Deposits and Desert Soil Sequences. Journal Geological Society of India 64 535-547

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Flood Reconstructions in the Namib Desert.pdf	433.03 KB

Directorate Disaster Risk Management 2011. Report on national response to the 2011 flood disaster.

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Flood_2011_Final_Report.pdf	1.17 MB

Enviro Dynamics 2012. Proposed flood mitigation methods to be implemented for the Oshakati/Ongwediva area.

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Proposed Mitigation Measures to be implemented for the Oshakati_Ongwediva area.pdf	6.19 MB

Shaw PA, Thomas DSG, Nash DJ 1992. Late Quaternary fluvial activity in the dry valleys (mekgacha) of the Middle and Southern Kalahari, southern Africa. Journal of Quaternary Science 7 (4) 273-281

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jqs.3390070402/abstract

Leggett K, Fennessy J, Schneider S 2005. Flood-borne sediment analysis of the Hoanib River, northwestern Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 62 (4) 587-596

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014019630500042X

Krapf CBE, Stollhofen H, Stanistreet IG 2003. Contrasting styles of ephemeral river systems and their interaction with dunes of the Skeleton Coast erg (Namibia). Quaternary International 104 (1) 41-52

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618202001349

Kwenani KM 2013. Namibia flood and drought situation update. Namibia Red Cross Society, Disaster Management.

Heine K Little Ice Age climatic fluctuations in the Namib Desert, Namibia, and adjacent areas: Evidence of exceptionally large floods from slack water deposits and desert soil sequences. Paleoecology of Quaternary Drylands Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences 102 (137-165) 2004

Website link:http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-540-44930-0_9

Earth Observatory - Flooding in northern Namibia.

Website link:http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49842

Jacobson PJ, Jacobson KM 2013. Hydrologic controls of physical and ecological processes in Namib Desert ephemeral rivers: Implications for conservation and Management. Journal of Arid Environments 93 80-93

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Hydrologic controls of physical and ecological processes in Namib Desert ephemeral rivers.pdf	1015.63 KB

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196312000420

Grodek T, Benito G, Botero BA, Jacoby Y, Porat N, Haviv I, Cloete G, Enzel Y 2013. The last millennium largest floods in the hyperarid Kuiseb River basin, Namib Desert. Journal of Quaternary Science 28 (3) 258-270

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jqs.2618/abstract;jsessionid=576A1E3F5C8CB0B02B9A2C7FD89A2B90.d01t02?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false

Wolski P, Savenije HHG, Murray-Hudson M, Gumbricht T 2006. Modelling of the flooding in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, using a hybrid reservoir-GIS model. Journal of Hydrology 331 (1-2) 58-72

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Modeling in the Okavango Delta_Botswana_using a hybrid reservoir_GIS model.pdf	15.84 MB

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169406002538

2011. Emergency Appeal Final Report. Namibia - Floods. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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Emergency Appeal Final Report_Namibia_Floods.pdf	467.96 KB

Government of the Republic of Namibia 2011. Namibia floods : joint assessment report : 06-09 April 2011.

Heine K 2004. Flood reconstruction in the Namib Desert, Namibia and little ice age climatic implications: evidence from slackwater deposits and Desert soil sequences. Journal Geological Society of India 64 (04) 353-547

Website link:http://www.geosocindia.org/ViewArticle.aspx

Trumbull RB, Vietor T, Hahne K, Wackerle R, Ledru P 2004. Aeromagnetic mapping and reconnaissance geochemistry of the Early Cretaceous Henties Bay-Outjo dike swarm, Etendeka Igneous Province, Namibia. Journal of African Earth Sciences 40 (1-2) 17-29

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899536204000818

Bunn SE, Thomas MC, Hamilton SK, Capon SJ 2006. Flow variability in dryland rivers: boom, bust and the bits in between. River Research and Applications, Special Issue: Variability in Riverine Environments 22 (2) 179-186

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rra.904/abstract

Marjanovic P, Nimpuno K Living with Risk: Toward Effective Disaster Management Training in Africa.

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Living with Risk_Toward Effective Disaster Management Training in Africa_New.pdf	3.98 MB

2007. Floodwater recharge of alluvial aquifers in dryland environments (WADE).

Website link:https://www.cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/74305_en.html

Schachtschneider K, February EC 2010. The relationship between fog, floods, groundwater and tree growth along the lower Kuiseb River in the hyperarid Namib. Journal of Arid Environments 74 (12) 1632 - 1637

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196310001692

Goldberg K 2001. Zambesian flooded grasslands (AT0907).

Website link:http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0907_full.html

Dahan O, Tatarsky B, Enzel Y, Kulls C, Seely M, Benito G 2008. Dynamics of Flood Water Infiltration and Ground Water Recharge in Hyperarid Desert. Ground Water 46 (3) 450 - 461

Website link:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18194313

Alexander W 2007. Climate Change in Disarray - An African Perspective. Frontier Backgrounder 51 1 - 5

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Climate Change in Disarray_An African Perspective.pdf	349.1 KB

Managing the water buffer: For development and climate change adaptation. Groundwater recharge retention, reuse and rainwater storage.

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Managing the water buffer.pdf	2.3 MB

2009. Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Namibia - Floods 2009. A Report Prepared by the Government of the Republic of Namibia, with Support from the International Community.

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Post_Disaster Needs Assessment Namibia_Floods 2009.pdf	4.74 MB

Shaw PA 1988. After the flood: The fluvio-lacustrine landform of northern Botswana. Earth Sciences Review 25 449 - 456

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0012825288900116

Warwick H 1996. Come hell and high water. New Scientist March 38 - 42

Website link:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295432374_Come_hell_and_high_water

Leopold M, Völkel J, Heine K 2006. A ground-penetrating radar survey of late Holocene fluvial sediments in NW Namibian river valleys: characterization and comparison. Journal of the Geological Society 163 923-936

Website link:http://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/163/6/923.abstract

Awadallah AG, Tabet D 2015. Estimating flooding extent at high return period for ungauged braided systems using remote sensing: a case study of Cuvelai Basin, Angola. Nat Hazards 77 255-272

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11069-015-1600-6

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

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

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) UNDP. Namibia: Climate Change Adaptation Project.

Website link:http://web.undp.org/comtoolkit/success-stories/AFRICA-Namibia-energyenviron.shtml

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

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

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

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