The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management

This book comprises two distinct elements. The first, and major, part of the book (chapters 1-3) is a unique and essential compilation of technical information and data on the entire Niger River system. It presents a comprehensive overview of the p...

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Main Authors:	George Golitzen, Katherin, Andersen, Inger, Dione, Ousmane, Jarosewich-Holder, Martha
Other Authors:	Oliver, Jean-Claude
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LANDS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BASIN AREA BASIN COUNTRIES BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN WATER BILATERAL AGREEMENTS CATCHMENT AREA CATTLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC VARIATIONS COAST COASTAL AREAS COTTON PRODUCTION DAM DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DESERT DROUGHT DROUGHT MANAGEMENT DRY SEASON ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY ECOSYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EROSION EVAPORATION FISHERIES FISHING VESSELS FLOOD LEVELS FLOOD RECESSION FLOOD SEASON FRESH WATER GRASSLANDS GROUNDWATER HEAD OF CATTLE HIGH RAINFALL HUMAN ACTIVITY HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL USE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IRRIGATED FARMING IRRIGATION IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT LAKES LAND PRODUCTIVITY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOWLANDS MAJOR RIVERS MARSHES MIDDLE EAST MILLION PEOPLE MOUNTAIN RIDGES MOUNTAINS MUD NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NORTH AFRICA ORGANIC CARBON PEAK FLOW PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PONDS POPULATION GROWTH PROTECTION RAINFALL RAINY SEASON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATION RIVER BASINS RIVER COMMISSION RIVER FLOWS RIVER NETWORK RIVER SECTION RIVER SYSTEM RIVER WATER RIVERS SAHARA SAHEL SEDIMENT CONTENT SHALLOW LAKES SHEEP SMALL DAMS STEEP SLOPES STORAGE CAPACITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SURFACE AREA SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TRIBUTARIES TRIBUTARY USE OF WATER VEGETATION VEGETATION COVER WATER FLOWS WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SYSTEM WATER USERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6462671/niger-river-basin-vision-sustainable-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7397

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spelling	okr-10986-73972021-04-23T14:02:30Z The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management George Golitzen, Katherin Andersen, Inger Dione, Ousmane Jarosewich-Holder, Martha Oliver, Jean-Claude AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LANDS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BASIN AREA BASIN COUNTRIES BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN WATER BILATERAL AGREEMENTS CATCHMENT AREA CATTLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC VARIATIONS COAST COASTAL AREAS COTTON PRODUCTION DAM DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DESERT DROUGHT DROUGHT MANAGEMENT DRY SEASON ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY ECOSYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EROSION EVAPORATION FISHERIES FISHING VESSELS FLOOD LEVELS FLOOD RECESSION FLOOD SEASON FRESH WATER GRASSLANDS GROUNDWATER HEAD OF CATTLE HIGH RAINFALL HUMAN ACTIVITY HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL USE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IRRIGATED FARMING IRRIGATION IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT LAKES LAND PRODUCTIVITY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOWLANDS MAJOR RIVERS MARSHES MIDDLE EAST MILLION PEOPLE MOUNTAIN RIDGES MOUNTAINS MUD NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NORTH AFRICA ORGANIC CARBON PEAK FLOW PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PONDS POPULATION GROWTH PROTECTION RAINFALL RAINY SEASON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATION RIVER BASINS RIVER COMMISSION RIVER FLOWS RIVER NETWORK RIVER SECTION RIVER SYSTEM RIVER WATER RIVERS SAHARA SAHEL SEDIMENT CONTENT SHALLOW LAKES SHEEP SMALL DAMS STEEP SLOPES STORAGE CAPACITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SURFACE AREA SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TRIBUTARIES TRIBUTARY USE OF WATER VEGETATION VEGETATION COVER WATER FLOWS WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SYSTEM WATER USERS This book comprises two distinct elements. The first, and major, part of the book (chapters 1-3) is a unique and essential compilation of technical information and data on the entire Niger River system. It presents a comprehensive overview of the physical environment and hydrological functions of the watershed, thus providing the necessary background for examination of the challenges of resource management and development potential. The second part of the book (chapter 4) presents the fundamental challenges that the nine countries1 of the Basin face and are now addressing. 2012-06-07T15:29:13Z 2012-06-07T15:29:13Z 2005 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6462671/niger-river-basin-vision-sustainable-management 978-0-8213-6203-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7397 English en_US Directions in Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa West Africa Sahel Sub-Saharan Africa Niger
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topic	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LANDS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BASIN AREA BASIN COUNTRIES BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN WATER BILATERAL AGREEMENTS CATCHMENT AREA CATTLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC VARIATIONS COAST COASTAL AREAS COTTON PRODUCTION DAM DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DESERT DROUGHT DROUGHT MANAGEMENT DRY SEASON ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY ECOSYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EROSION EVAPORATION FISHERIES FISHING VESSELS FLOOD LEVELS FLOOD RECESSION FLOOD SEASON FRESH WATER GRASSLANDS GROUNDWATER HEAD OF CATTLE HIGH RAINFALL HUMAN ACTIVITY HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL USE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IRRIGATED FARMING IRRIGATION IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT LAKES LAND PRODUCTIVITY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOWLANDS MAJOR RIVERS MARSHES MIDDLE EAST MILLION PEOPLE MOUNTAIN RIDGES MOUNTAINS MUD NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NORTH AFRICA ORGANIC CARBON PEAK FLOW PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PONDS POPULATION GROWTH PROTECTION RAINFALL RAINY SEASON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATION RIVER BASINS RIVER COMMISSION RIVER FLOWS RIVER NETWORK RIVER SECTION RIVER SYSTEM RIVER WATER RIVERS SAHARA SAHEL SEDIMENT CONTENT SHALLOW LAKES SHEEP SMALL DAMS STEEP SLOPES STORAGE CAPACITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SURFACE AREA SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TRIBUTARIES TRIBUTARY USE OF WATER VEGETATION VEGETATION COVER WATER FLOWS WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SYSTEM WATER USERS
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LANDS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BASIN AREA BASIN COUNTRIES BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN WATER BILATERAL AGREEMENTS CATCHMENT AREA CATTLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC VARIATIONS COAST COASTAL AREAS COTTON PRODUCTION DAM DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DESERT DROUGHT DROUGHT MANAGEMENT DRY SEASON ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY ECOSYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EROSION EVAPORATION FISHERIES FISHING VESSELS FLOOD LEVELS FLOOD RECESSION FLOOD SEASON FRESH WATER GRASSLANDS GROUNDWATER HEAD OF CATTLE HIGH RAINFALL HUMAN ACTIVITY HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL USE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IRRIGATED FARMING IRRIGATION IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT LAKES LAND PRODUCTIVITY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOWLANDS MAJOR RIVERS MARSHES MIDDLE EAST MILLION PEOPLE MOUNTAIN RIDGES MOUNTAINS MUD NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NORTH AFRICA ORGANIC CARBON PEAK FLOW PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PONDS POPULATION GROWTH PROTECTION RAINFALL RAINY SEASON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATION RIVER BASINS RIVER COMMISSION RIVER FLOWS RIVER NETWORK RIVER SECTION RIVER SYSTEM RIVER WATER RIVERS SAHARA SAHEL SEDIMENT CONTENT SHALLOW LAKES SHEEP SMALL DAMS STEEP SLOPES STORAGE CAPACITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SURFACE AREA SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TRIBUTARIES TRIBUTARY USE OF WATER VEGETATION VEGETATION COVER WATER FLOWS WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SYSTEM WATER USERS George Golitzen, Katherin Andersen, Inger Dione, Ousmane Jarosewich-Holder, Martha The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management
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relation	Directions in Development
description	This book comprises two distinct elements. The first, and major, part of the book (chapters 1-3) is a unique and essential compilation of technical information and data on the entire Niger River system. It presents a comprehensive overview of the physical environment and hydrological functions of the watershed, thus providing the necessary background for examination of the challenges of resource management and development potential. The second part of the book (chapter 4) presents the fundamental challenges that the nine countries1 of the Basin face and are now addressing.
author2	Oliver, Jean-Claude
author_facet	Oliver, Jean-Claude George Golitzen, Katherin Andersen, Inger Dione, Ousmane Jarosewich-Holder, Martha
format	Publications & Research :: Publication
author	George Golitzen, Katherin Andersen, Inger Dione, Ousmane Jarosewich-Holder, Martha
author_sort	George Golitzen, Katherin
title	The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management
title_short	The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management
title_full	The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management
title_fullStr	The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management
title_full_unstemmed	The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management
title_sort	niger river basin: a vision for sustainable management
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6462671/niger-river-basin-vision-sustainable-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7397
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The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management

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