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 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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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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International Water Management Institute
2011
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| Subjects: | river basin development, poverty, social aspects, climate change, agriculture sector, water governance, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39240 https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Working_Papers/working/WOR144.pdf https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.206 |
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