Publisher's Synopsis
A summary of information about the remote Kavango region, one of 13 that comprise modern Namibia. It is one of the few places in the world where a large permanent river intersects a dry landscape: where the Okavango River navigates its course from catchment in Angola to its delta in Botswana.;The title underlines the contrasts of the region, in particular the relatively easy life alongside the river itself, as opposed to the challenges of survival in the surrounding countryside. It investigates the constraints and problems of life in Kavango today, and details the opportunities, from small-scale subsistence farming to ranch ownership, from traditional life in the hinterland to the emerging phenomenon of urbanization. The chapters cover geology, historical background, climate, the Okavango River, natural resources, the people, welfare, land ownership and distribution and prospects for the future.;Statistical data and geographical information in the form of diagrams, figures, charts and maps support the text, as do many photographs of the region.
