Climate Change Tests Southern Africa's Water Agreements

The Chicamba Dam in north-west Mozambique is critical to the water supply of three large cities.

Fed by the Muene River, it provides a livelihood for hundreds of fishermen as well as the small industries that support the local tourists that flock to the dam when it is full.

But the river and dam have become increasingly polluted, with locals pointing the finger at the source of the river: the Zimbabwean city of Mutare some 50 kilometres to the west.

A dumpsite in Mutare’s Nyakamete industrial area sits on the spot where the Muene starts. Waste from industries, clinics and homes in Mutare gets dumped at the site.

http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/12/02/climate-change-is-testing-southern-africa-water-agreements/

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