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Of the 44 dams on the river, 26 are located in South Africa. Many of the transboundary agreements signed by these nations favor South Africa, holding the border
to be the high-water mark of the river. Another regional river, the Orange River,
faces tensions around the creation of an Orange-Senqu Commission for river
management; such tension has prevented countries like Namibia from using the
river during times of drought while water flows through South African dams to produce power (Kings 2016). When smaller nations in this region ask for renegotiated
Fig. 20.2 Image of the Central Valley of California: water delivery to Southern California travels
through the Sacramento-Bay Delta region. (Credit: Central Valley photo courtesy of the
U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior/USGS)
20 Managing Human Conflicts
Of the 44 dams on the river, 26 are located in South Africa. Many of the transboundary agreements signed by these nations favor South Africa, holding the border
to be the high-water mark of the river. Another regional river, the Orange River,
faces tensions around the creation of an Orange-Senqu Commission for river
management; such tension has prevented countries like Namibia from using the
river during times of drought while water flows through South African dams to produce power (Kings 2016). When smaller nations in this region ask for renegotiated
Fig. 20.2 Image of the Central Valley of California: water delivery to Southern California travels
through the Sacramento-Bay Delta region. (Credit: Central Valley photo courtesy of the
U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior/USGS)
20 Managing Human Conflicts