Water storage: a contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa
Water storage can help to safeguard livelihoods and reduce rural poverty. However, ill-conceived water storage will fail to deliver intended benefits and, in some cases, may worsen the negative impacts of climate change. More systematic planning is required to ensure suitable storage systems that su...
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| author | Eguavoen, I. McCartney, Matthew P. |
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| description | Water storage can help to safeguard livelihoods and reduce rural poverty. However, ill-conceived water storage will fail to deliver intended benefits and, in some cases, may worsen the negative impacts of climate change. More systematic planning is required to ensure suitable storage systems that support development targets, as an international research project demonstrates. |
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| spelling | CGSpace402222023-09-23T17:51:47Z Water storage: a contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa Eguavoen, I. McCartney, Matthew P. water storage climate change adaptation poverty food security river basins investment Water storage can help to safeguard livelihoods and reduce rural poverty. However, ill-conceived water storage will fail to deliver intended benefits and, in some cases, may worsen the negative impacts of climate change. More systematic planning is required to ensure suitable storage systems that support development targets, as an international research project demonstrates. 2013 2014-06-13T14:47:12Z 2014-06-13T14:47:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40222 en Open Access Eguavoen, I.; McCartney, Matthew. 2013. Water storage: a contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa. Rural 21, 47(1):38-41. |
| spellingShingle | water storage climate change adaptation poverty food security river basins investment Eguavoen, I. McCartney, Matthew P. Water storage: a contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa |
| title | Water storage: a contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa |
| title_full | Water storage: a contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Water storage: a contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa |
| title_short | Water storage: a contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa |
| title_sort | water storage a contribution to climate change adaptation in africa |
| topic | water storage climate change adaptation poverty food security river basins investment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40222 |
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