Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso
Small reservoirs (SRs) are important infrastructures for providing water for a wide range of activities in Burkina Faso and other semiarid environments. In recent years, SRs have become even more important, considering the effects of climate change and variability such as erratic rainfall patterns,...
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| author | Forkuor, Gerald Cofie, Olufunke O. Barron, Jennie |
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| description | Small reservoirs (SRs) are important infrastructures for providing water for a wide range of activities in Burkina Faso and other semiarid environments. In recent years, SRs have become even more important, considering the effects of climate change and variability such as erratic rainfall patterns, recurrent droughts and floods, delays in the onset of the rains (Laux et al. 2008), increased incidence of in-season dry spells (Lacombe et al. 2012), and high evapotranspiration rates. SRs provide vulnerable rural communities with water for multiple purposes, including domestic and agricultural uses (McCartney et al. 2012; Venot et al. 2012). However, a number of external factors are negatively influencing the sustainable uses of SRs. Rapid population growth (Zuberi and Thomas 2012) and its attendant human-induced activities are a threat to the quality of water in SRs, as are agricultural extensification and intensification around SRs, including the increased use of inorganic fertilizers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1072912025-11-07T09:04:29Z Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso Forkuor, Gerald Cofie, Olufunke O. Barron, Jennie rainfall patterns Small reservoirs (SRs) are important infrastructures for providing water for a wide range of activities in Burkina Faso and other semiarid environments. In recent years, SRs have become even more important, considering the effects of climate change and variability such as erratic rainfall patterns, recurrent droughts and floods, delays in the onset of the rains (Laux et al. 2008), increased incidence of in-season dry spells (Lacombe et al. 2012), and high evapotranspiration rates. SRs provide vulnerable rural communities with water for multiple purposes, including domestic and agricultural uses (McCartney et al. 2012; Venot et al. 2012). However, a number of external factors are negatively influencing the sustainable uses of SRs. Rapid population growth (Zuberi and Thomas 2012) and its attendant human-induced activities are a threat to the quality of water in SRs, as are agricultural extensification and intensification around SRs, including the increased use of inorganic fertilizers. 2019-05-01 2020-02-27T11:33:20Z 2020-02-27T11:33:20Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107291 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Forkuor, Gerald ; Cofie, Olufunke; Barron, Jennie. 2020. Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 7p. |
| spellingShingle | rainfall patterns Forkuor, Gerald Cofie, Olufunke O. Barron, Jennie Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso |
| title | Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso |
| title_full | Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso |
| title_fullStr | Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso |
| title_short | Evolution of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso |
| title_sort | evolution of small reservoirs in burkina faso |
| topic | rainfall patterns |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107291 |
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