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Social impact assessment in a developing context : a case study of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam, northern Namibia
Bibliography: leaves 129-135.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13831 Social impact assessment in a developing context : a case study of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam, northern Namibia Day, Kirsten Winter, Kevin Environmental Science Bibliography: leaves 129-135. The Olushandja Dam situated in far northern Namibia, forms an important component of an international water transfer scheme. In the past, this reservoir has not been used to store water at its maximum capacity. An upgrading project has been proposed by the Namibian Department of Water Affairs (pWA).The project will entail significant fluctuations in the level of the dam with implications for the adjacent human settlements. These comprise rural communities who have come to depend on the dam as a valuable source of water. A impact analysis has been commissioned to examine the potential social effects of the upgrading scheme and identify ways of mitigating negative impacts, and enhancing opportunities for the surrounding communities. The social assessment forms a component of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) commissioned by the DWA in December 1994.The Olushandja Dam was designed as part of system to supply the densely populated former Owamboland in northern Namibia with water from the Cunene River which, in part, forms the border between Namibia and Angola. The transfer scheme was initiated in 1969 by an agreement between the respective administrations of Namibia and Angola which gave each country rights to 50%of the flow of the Cunene River. Prior to the implementation of the transfer scheme, citizens of Owamboland were entirely dependent, for their subsistence way of life, on a seasonal supply of surface water. This supply is concentrated in numerous shallow water courses, known as oshanas which drain southwards to the Etosha pan. The more reliable supply from the Cunene River is necessary to sustain development in the face of recurrent drought and a substantial increase in population pressure. 2015-09-14T06:52:18Z 2015-09-14T06:52:18Z 1995 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13831 eng application/pdf Department of Environmental and Geographical Science Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
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| title | Social impact assessment in a developing context : a case study of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam, northern Namibia |
| title_full | Social impact assessment in a developing context : a case study of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam, northern Namibia |
| title_fullStr | Social impact assessment in a developing context : a case study of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam, northern Namibia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social impact assessment in a developing context : a case study of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam, northern Namibia |
| title_short | Social impact assessment in a developing context : a case study of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam, northern Namibia |
| title_sort | social impact assessment in a developing context a case study of the upgrading of the olushandja dam northern namibia |
| topic | Environmental Science |
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