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Type:
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Working Paper |
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Author:
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Namara, Regassa; Barry, Boubacar; Owusu, Eric S.; Ogilvie, Andrew |
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Date:
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2011 |
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Agency:
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International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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Series:
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IWMI Working Paper, no. 144 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/7672
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Sector:
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Water Resource & Irrigation |
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Region:
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Africa |
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Subject(s):
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river basins
poverty
climate change
agriculture
water management
Niger River region
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Abstract:
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"The Niger River Basin covers 7.5% of the African continent and is shared between nine riparian countries. The human population of the basin is growing at an average annual rate of about 3%, which makes the Niger River Basin one of the areas with the highest fertility rates in the world. The desert margin is expanding; climate change is negatively impacting rainfall; and urbanization, industrialization, and the human and livestock population are threatening the quantity and quality of available water resources. The basin population already suffers from chronic poverty. Based on a literature review, this paper suggests some key water-related and other interventions that are capable of easing the basin's development challenges."
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