The Nile River Basin (eBook, PDF)

Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods
Redaktion: Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Peden, Don; Molden, David; Smahktin, Vladimir

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Nile is the world's longest river and sustains the livelihoods of millions of people across ten countries in Africa. This book provides unique and up-to-date insights on agriculture, water resources, governance, poverty, productivity, upstream-downstream linkages, innovations, future plans and their implications.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136469442
• Artikelnr.: 38272016

Autorenporträt

Seleshi Bekele Awulachew was, at the time of writing, Acting Director in Africa for the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is now Senior Water Resources and Climate Specialist at the African Climate Policy Center (ACPC), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Vladimir Smakhtin is Theme Leader - Water Availability and Access at IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka. David Molden was, at the time of writing, Deputy Director General of IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is now Director General of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal. Don Peden is a Consultant at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Nile Water and Agriculture: Past, Present and Future 3.
The Nile Basin, People, Poverty and Vulnerability 4. Spatial
Characterisation of the Nile Basin for Improved Water Management 5.
Availability of Water for Agriculture in the Nile Basin 6. Hydrological
Processes in the Blue Nile 7. The Nile Basin Sediment Loss and Degradation
with Emphasis on the Blue Nile 8. Nile Basin Farming Systems and
Productivity 9. Livestock and Water in the Nile River Basin 10. Overview of
Groundwater in the Nile River Basin 11. Wetlands of the Nile Basin:
Distribution, Functions and Contribution to Livelihoods 12. Nile Water
Governance 13. Institutions and Policy in the BNB: Understanding Challenges
and Opportunities for Improved Land and Water Management 14. Simulating
Current and Future Water Resources Development in the Blue Nile River Basin
15. Water Management Intervention Analysis in the Nile Basin