The VOLTA River Basin
Water for Food, Economic Growth and Environment
Herausgeber: Williams, Timothy O; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Biney, Charles A; Mul, Marloes
The VOLTA River Basin
Water for Food, Economic Growth and Environment
Herausgeber: Williams, Timothy O; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Biney, Charles A; Mul, Marloes
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The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa. Its natural resources sustain the livelihoods of its population and contribute to economic development. This book provides a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary review and assessment of the issues and challenges faced.
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The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa. Its natural resources sustain the livelihoods of its population and contribute to economic development. This book provides a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary review and assessment of the issues and challenges faced.
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- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 302
- Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2016
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 249mm x 170mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 885g
- ISBN-13: 9781138900240
- ISBN-10: 1138900249
- Artikelnr.: 43677179
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 302
- Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2016
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 249mm x 170mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 885g
- ISBN-13: 9781138900240
- ISBN-10: 1138900249
- Artikelnr.: 43677179
Timothy O. Williams is Director for Africa at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), based in Accra, Ghana. Marloes L. Mul is a Senior Researcher in Hydrology and Water Resources at the IWMI, Accra, Ghana. Charles A. Biney is Acting Executive Director of the Volta Basin Authority, based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Vladimir Smakhtin was Head of the Water Availability, Risk and Resilience Research Department at IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is now the Director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Timothy O. Williams, Marloes L. Mul,
Charles Biney and Vladimir Smakhtin Part 2: Basin Resources: Trends,
Drivers and Status 2. Socioeconomic Status, Trends and Drivers of Change
Shashidhara Kolavalli and Timothy O. Williams 3. Surface Water Resources of
the Volta Basin Marloes L. Mul, Raymond A. Kasei and Matthew McCartney 4.
Groundwater Resources of the Volta Basin Emmanuel Obuobie, Boubacar Barry
and William Agyekum 5. Climate Variability and Change over the Volta River
Basin Mouhamadou B. Sylla, Frank O. Annor, Raymond A. Kasei and Mamadou L.
Mbaye 6. Managing Floods and Droughts Raymond A. Kasei, Barnabas Amisigo
and Marloes L. Mul Part 3: People, Policies and Institutions 7. Poverty,
Vulnerability and Livelihoods in the Volta Basin: A Gendered Analysis Amy
Sullivan, Elsie Odonkor and Nicoline de Haan 8. Water Governance in the
Volta Basin Ben Ampomah, Winston Andah and Charles Biney Part 4: Challenges
and Opportunities in the Use of Water Resources 9. Improving Agriculture
and Food Security in the Volta Basin Augustine Ayantunde, Pamela G. Katic,
Olufunke Cofie and Edward K. Abban 10. Urban and Industrial Development
Daniel Van Rooijen, Ben Ampomah, Josiane Nikiema, Yacouba Noël Coulibaly
and Lydie Yiougo 11. Water-Food-Energy Nexus and Hydropower Development
Emmanuel O. Bekoe, Winston Andah, Frederick Y. Logah and Bedru B. Balana
Part 5: Balancing Development and Nature 12. Ecosystem Services in the
Volta Basin Fred Kizito and Bedru B. Balana 13. Environmental Flow
Requirements in the Volta Basin Marloes L. Mul and Yongxuan Gao 14. Water
Quality and Public Health Chris Gordon, Adelina Mensah, Josiane Nikiema and
Pay Drechsel 15. Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in the Volta
River Basin Timothy O. Williams, Jennie Barron and Olufunke Cofie Part 6:
Governance and Livelihoods 16. Simulating Current and Future Volta Basin
Water Development Scenarios Aditya Sood, Ousmane Seidou, Gerald Forkuor,
Frank O. Annor and Matthew McCartney
Charles Biney and Vladimir Smakhtin Part 2: Basin Resources: Trends,
Drivers and Status 2. Socioeconomic Status, Trends and Drivers of Change
Shashidhara Kolavalli and Timothy O. Williams 3. Surface Water Resources of
the Volta Basin Marloes L. Mul, Raymond A. Kasei and Matthew McCartney 4.
Groundwater Resources of the Volta Basin Emmanuel Obuobie, Boubacar Barry
and William Agyekum 5. Climate Variability and Change over the Volta River
Basin Mouhamadou B. Sylla, Frank O. Annor, Raymond A. Kasei and Mamadou L.
Mbaye 6. Managing Floods and Droughts Raymond A. Kasei, Barnabas Amisigo
and Marloes L. Mul Part 3: People, Policies and Institutions 7. Poverty,
Vulnerability and Livelihoods in the Volta Basin: A Gendered Analysis Amy
Sullivan, Elsie Odonkor and Nicoline de Haan 8. Water Governance in the
Volta Basin Ben Ampomah, Winston Andah and Charles Biney Part 4: Challenges
and Opportunities in the Use of Water Resources 9. Improving Agriculture
and Food Security in the Volta Basin Augustine Ayantunde, Pamela G. Katic,
Olufunke Cofie and Edward K. Abban 10. Urban and Industrial Development
Daniel Van Rooijen, Ben Ampomah, Josiane Nikiema, Yacouba Noël Coulibaly
and Lydie Yiougo 11. Water-Food-Energy Nexus and Hydropower Development
Emmanuel O. Bekoe, Winston Andah, Frederick Y. Logah and Bedru B. Balana
Part 5: Balancing Development and Nature 12. Ecosystem Services in the
Volta Basin Fred Kizito and Bedru B. Balana 13. Environmental Flow
Requirements in the Volta Basin Marloes L. Mul and Yongxuan Gao 14. Water
Quality and Public Health Chris Gordon, Adelina Mensah, Josiane Nikiema and
Pay Drechsel 15. Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in the Volta
River Basin Timothy O. Williams, Jennie Barron and Olufunke Cofie Part 6:
Governance and Livelihoods 16. Simulating Current and Future Volta Basin
Water Development Scenarios Aditya Sood, Ousmane Seidou, Gerald Forkuor,
Frank O. Annor and Matthew McCartney
Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Timothy O. Williams, Marloes L. Mul,
Charles Biney and Vladimir Smakhtin Part 2: Basin Resources: Trends,
Drivers and Status 2. Socioeconomic Status, Trends and Drivers of Change
Shashidhara Kolavalli and Timothy O. Williams 3. Surface Water Resources of
the Volta Basin Marloes L. Mul, Raymond A. Kasei and Matthew McCartney 4.
Groundwater Resources of the Volta Basin Emmanuel Obuobie, Boubacar Barry
and William Agyekum 5. Climate Variability and Change over the Volta River
Basin Mouhamadou B. Sylla, Frank O. Annor, Raymond A. Kasei and Mamadou L.
Mbaye 6. Managing Floods and Droughts Raymond A. Kasei, Barnabas Amisigo
and Marloes L. Mul Part 3: People, Policies and Institutions 7. Poverty,
Vulnerability and Livelihoods in the Volta Basin: A Gendered Analysis Amy
Sullivan, Elsie Odonkor and Nicoline de Haan 8. Water Governance in the
Volta Basin Ben Ampomah, Winston Andah and Charles Biney Part 4: Challenges
and Opportunities in the Use of Water Resources 9. Improving Agriculture
and Food Security in the Volta Basin Augustine Ayantunde, Pamela G. Katic,
Olufunke Cofie and Edward K. Abban 10. Urban and Industrial Development
Daniel Van Rooijen, Ben Ampomah, Josiane Nikiema, Yacouba Noël Coulibaly
and Lydie Yiougo 11. Water-Food-Energy Nexus and Hydropower Development
Emmanuel O. Bekoe, Winston Andah, Frederick Y. Logah and Bedru B. Balana
Part 5: Balancing Development and Nature 12. Ecosystem Services in the
Volta Basin Fred Kizito and Bedru B. Balana 13. Environmental Flow
Requirements in the Volta Basin Marloes L. Mul and Yongxuan Gao 14. Water
Quality and Public Health Chris Gordon, Adelina Mensah, Josiane Nikiema and
Pay Drechsel 15. Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in the Volta
River Basin Timothy O. Williams, Jennie Barron and Olufunke Cofie Part 6:
Governance and Livelihoods 16. Simulating Current and Future Volta Basin
Water Development Scenarios Aditya Sood, Ousmane Seidou, Gerald Forkuor,
Frank O. Annor and Matthew McCartney
Charles Biney and Vladimir Smakhtin Part 2: Basin Resources: Trends,
Drivers and Status 2. Socioeconomic Status, Trends and Drivers of Change
Shashidhara Kolavalli and Timothy O. Williams 3. Surface Water Resources of
the Volta Basin Marloes L. Mul, Raymond A. Kasei and Matthew McCartney 4.
Groundwater Resources of the Volta Basin Emmanuel Obuobie, Boubacar Barry
and William Agyekum 5. Climate Variability and Change over the Volta River
Basin Mouhamadou B. Sylla, Frank O. Annor, Raymond A. Kasei and Mamadou L.
Mbaye 6. Managing Floods and Droughts Raymond A. Kasei, Barnabas Amisigo
and Marloes L. Mul Part 3: People, Policies and Institutions 7. Poverty,
Vulnerability and Livelihoods in the Volta Basin: A Gendered Analysis Amy
Sullivan, Elsie Odonkor and Nicoline de Haan 8. Water Governance in the
Volta Basin Ben Ampomah, Winston Andah and Charles Biney Part 4: Challenges
and Opportunities in the Use of Water Resources 9. Improving Agriculture
and Food Security in the Volta Basin Augustine Ayantunde, Pamela G. Katic,
Olufunke Cofie and Edward K. Abban 10. Urban and Industrial Development
Daniel Van Rooijen, Ben Ampomah, Josiane Nikiema, Yacouba Noël Coulibaly
and Lydie Yiougo 11. Water-Food-Energy Nexus and Hydropower Development
Emmanuel O. Bekoe, Winston Andah, Frederick Y. Logah and Bedru B. Balana
Part 5: Balancing Development and Nature 12. Ecosystem Services in the
Volta Basin Fred Kizito and Bedru B. Balana 13. Environmental Flow
Requirements in the Volta Basin Marloes L. Mul and Yongxuan Gao 14. Water
Quality and Public Health Chris Gordon, Adelina Mensah, Josiane Nikiema and
Pay Drechsel 15. Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in the Volta
River Basin Timothy O. Williams, Jennie Barron and Olufunke Cofie Part 6:
Governance and Livelihoods 16. Simulating Current and Future Volta Basin
Water Development Scenarios Aditya Sood, Ousmane Seidou, Gerald Forkuor,
Frank O. Annor and Matthew McCartney