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

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The study estimates that Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia face a potential US$596 million cost to maintain and repair road infrastructure due to climate-driven temperature and precipitation changes by 2050.

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  • Using a stressor-response approach and 425 climate scenarios per road type and policy option, the study estimates that Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia face a potential cost of US$596 million based on median scenarios to repair and maintain roads damaged by climate-related temperature and precipitation changes between 2010 and 2050.

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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
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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.
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{{cite report |author=Climate and Development Knowledge Network |title=Infrastructure and climate change: impacts and adaptations for the Zambezi River Valley |date=19 April 2013 |url=https://cdkn.org/resource/infrastructure-and-climate-change-impacts-and-adaptations-for-the-zambezi-river-valley |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@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} }

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