The Volta River Basin - Water for Food, Economic Growth and Environment (Hardcover)

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, Cote 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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Timothy O Williams • Marloes Mul • Charles A. Biney • Vladimir Smakhtin
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	282
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-90024-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-90024-9
Barcode:	9781138900240

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