OKAVANGO RIVER the flow of a lifeline John Mendelsohn & Selma el Obeid

Rivers throughout the world run down to the coast, where their waters join the sea. But the Okavango is different: its waters also flow into a 'sea' -- but into a vast sea of dry sand. Okavango river: the flow of a lifeline describes the birth, passage and ending of the Okavango river system. We travel with the river from its source in remote, high-rainfall areas of war-torn south-eastern Angola, meander South across an increasingly dry environment through Namibia, and into Botswana where it fans out into the famous Okavango Delta. The title describes the people, animals and plants, farming and other economic practices along the banks and waters of the Okavango -- cast against a geographical background that explains the climate, soils and hydrology, as well as the geological and human history of the river basin. And it looks to the future by considering the competing challenges and opportunities that depend on the gentle flow and pristine waters of the Okavango, one of Africa's great rivers.

2004, A4 Firm softcover. 176 pages. Very good condition; neat and clean.