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The Impact of Water Shortages on Educational Delivery in Selected Schools in Harare East District
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2011-11)
The goal of the study was to investigate the impact of water shortages on educational delivery in selected schools in Harare East District. The population included school heads, teachers and pupils all drawn from selected ...
Towards Community-Based Natural Resources Management In The Water Sector: An Analysis of Legislative Changes made under the South African and Zimbabwean Water Reforms
(2014-09-29)
This paper presents a comparative review of Zimbabwe and South Africa's water Acts of 1998. The legislative changes made in both countries were not isolated events. They were part of broader reform programs aimed at changing ...
Impact Of Legislation On Community Based Management Of Water For Informal Irrigation In Southern Africa: Case Studies of Zimbabwe and Tanzania
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences, University of Zimbabwe., 2003)
This paper analyses the impacts of water and environmental laws on informal irrigation farming in Zimbabwe and Tanzania. It explores how legal frameworks in Zimbabwe and Tanzania have for years hindered the development of ...
Community Participation in Rural Water Supply
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1988-09)
The need for safe and adequate water by all human beings is well recognized. However, a close examination o-f the accessibility, adequacy and the quality of water for the people of developing countries reveals a very sad ...
The Role Of Inland Waters In Nature Conservation, Food Production And Outdoor Recreation In Zimbabwe
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1986-12)
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country with no significant natural lakes. It lies astride the watershed between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and forms part of the high southern African plateau, which is here separated from the ...
Hydrology In Zimbabwe —The Past And The Future
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1986-12)
With the advent of independence in Zimbabwe, the accent on water resource development has changed. The new Government's major thrust turned to the-rural areas and thus rural water supply development gained in importance. ...
The Effect Of Natural Alkaline Waters Upon The Ova And Miracidia Of Schistosoma Haematobium
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-09)
Although schistosomiasis is widespread in the plain surrounding Lake Chilwa, Malawi, repeated attempts to locate infected carrier snails in the lake itself have so far failed. There is a high degree of contact between the ...
The Importance of Water Development in the Economic Growth of Rhodesia
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1969-12)
The ever-increasing emphasis on “Development” of every aspect of our environment is perhaps the outstanding characteristic of the age we live in. For many thousands of years man was able to survive with a minimum of ...
Rural Water Supply And Sanitation In Zimbabwe: Recent Policy Developments
(Rural and Urban Planning (RUP), University of Zimbabwe., 1988-12)
The importance of water supply and sanitation in developing countries cannot be questioned. One of the principal manifestations of the poverty which characterizes many developing countries is poor health, which in turn is ...
River Pollution in Harare
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1992-03)
Since Independence, Harare has undergone major growth, both in size and population density. This has led to increasing pressure being placed on rivers draining the Greater Harare area, in terms of the legal and illegal ...