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Title The Niger River basin : a vision for sustainable management / Inger Andersen [and others] ; edited by Katherin George Golitzen
Published Washington, DC : World Bank, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 144 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Directions in development series
Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
Contents Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Overview of Niger River Basin Countries and Basin History; 2 The Physical Geography of the Niger River Basin; 3 The Niger River Basin's Water Resources; 4 Cooperative Development of the Niger River Basin: Criteria for Success; Appendixes; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Water resources development -- Niger River Watershed
Watershed management -- Niger River Watershed
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Water resources development
Watershed management
Nachhaltigkeit
Approvisionnement en eau.
Gestion de l'eau.
NIGER RIVER.
NIGER RIVER BASIN.
RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT.
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
REGIONAL COOPERATION.
Niger River Watershed
Niger Fluss
Bassin du Niger.
Form Electronic book
Author Andersen, Inger, 1958-
Golitzen, Katherin George
ISBN 0821362046
9780821362044
1280253606
9781280253607
9786610253609
6610253609