| The VOLTA River Basin: Water for Food, Economic Growth and Environment Contributor(s): Williams, Timothy O. (Editor), Mul, Marloes (Editor), Biney, Charles A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138900249 ISBN-13: 9781138900240 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Rivers - Nature | Natural Resources - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 333.730 |
| LCCN: 2016007721 |
| Series: Earthscan/Iwmi Series on Major River Basins of the World |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.7" W x 9.8" (1.95 lbs) 302 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa that covers approximately 410,000 square kilometres across six countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo. Its natural resources sustain the livelihoods of its population and contribute to economic development. This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary review and assessment of the issues and challenges faced. The authors provide a science-based assessment of current and future scenarios of water availability, the demands of key sectors, including agriculture and hydropower, and the environment under changing demographic, economic, social and climatic conditions. They also identify solutions and strategies that will allow available water resources to be sustainably used to improve agricultural productivity, food security and economic growth in the VRB. Overall, the work examines from a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder perspective the solutions and strategies to improve the use of water and other natural resources in the VRB to achieve enhanced food security, livelihoods and economic growth. |