An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies
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 m...
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International Water Management Institute
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| author | Namara, Regassa E. Barry, Boubacar Owusu, Eric S. Ogilvie, A. |
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| description | 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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| spelling | CGSpace392402025-11-07T08:44:18Z An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies Namara, Regassa E. Barry, Boubacar Owusu, Eric S. Ogilvie, A. river basin development poverty social aspects climate change agriculture sector water governance 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. 2011 2014-06-13T13:51:48Z 2014-06-13T13:51:48Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39240 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Namara, Regassa E.; Barry, Boubacar; Owusu, Eric S.; Ogilvie, A. 2011. An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 26p. (IWMI Working Paper 144) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.206 |
| spellingShingle | river basin development poverty social aspects climate change agriculture sector water governance Namara, Regassa E. Barry, Boubacar Owusu, Eric S. Ogilvie, A. An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies |
| title | An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies |
| title_full | An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies |
| title_fullStr | An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies |
| title_short | An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies |
| title_sort | overview of the development challenges and constraints of the niger basin and possible intervention strategies |
| topic | river basin development poverty social aspects climate change agriculture sector water governance |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39240 |
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