An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies
| dc.creator | Namara, Regassa E. | |
| dc.creator | Barry, Boubacar | |
| dc.creator | Owusu, Eric S. | |
| dc.creator | Ogilvie, Andrew | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T17:54:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T05:51:49Z | |
| dc.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. | |
| dc.identifier | Other:978-92-9090-742-8 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.118299 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118299/files/WOR144.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118299 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/569327 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118299 | |
| dc.title | An overview of the development challenges and constraints of the Niger Basin and possible intervention strategies | |
| dc.type | Text |