A meeting of countries that share the Zambezi River will take place in Zimbabwe later this year.
The river is shared by 40 million people, located in eight countries. The meeting is aimed at sharing the benefits derived from the water resources equitably.

The Zambezi Basinwide Stakeholders Forum will involve local communities, representatives from the ministries for environment, water, justice, finance, fisheries, forestry, agriculture and energy; river basin organizations, parliamentarians, local government, NGOs, universities/research institutions, the media and the private sector.
According to a statement issued this week, delegates to the forum will understand the following: how the impacts of floods and droughts in the Zambezi River Basin are being mitigated; innovative funding mechanisms for water infrastructure development; and how stakeholders and communities have been and could be empowered in the management of the shared transboundary water resources.
The forum will track progress made in managing water resources in the basin; learn from the basin wide experiences in water resources management; build alliances and synergies; dialogue with others including listening to the voices from local communities, and understand stakeholders’ roles and responsibilities.