Infrastructure and climate change: impacts and adaptations for the Zambezi River Valley

This research paper examines the projected financial impact of climate change on road infrastructure in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia within the Zambezi River Basin between 2010 and 2050.

• The African Development Bank has requested US$40 billion annually for African nations to manage development challenges linked to climate change.
• Using a stressor-response approach and 425 climate scenarios per road type and policy option for the period 2010-2050, the study estimates that Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia face potential costs of US$596 million (based on median scenarios) to repair and maintain roads damaged by temperature and precipitation changes.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2013). Infrastructure and climate change: impacts and adaptations for the Zambezi River Valley. https://cdkn.org/resource/infrastructure-and-climate-change-impacts-and-adaptations-for-the-zambezi-river-valley

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Infrastructure and climate change: impacts and adaptations for the Zambezi River Valley. 2013. https://cdkn.org/resource/infrastructure-and-climate-change-impacts-and-adaptations-for-the-zambezi-river-valley.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2013infrastructure, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Infrastructure and climate change: impacts and adaptations for the Zambezi River Valley}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2013}, month = apr, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/infrastructure-and-climate-change-impacts-and-adaptations-for-the-zambezi-river-valley}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }