Water Harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Critchley, William; Gowing, John

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this volume water harvesting is presented as a set of approaches which occupy the intermediate position on the water-management spectrum. It provides lessons to promote sustainable development in Sub-Sarahan Africa, where water is an irregular yet necessary commodity, and its availability a major constraint on agriculture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136273056
• Artikelnr.: 38265926

Autorenporträt

William Critchley is a Senior Sustainable Land Management Specialist at the Centre for International Cooperation, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. John Gowing is a Reader in Agricultural Water Management, School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Contributors: Adane Abebe, Ermias Alemu, M. Balima, Jennie Barron, Jetske Bouma, Martin Bwalya, Kipruto Cherogony, Asha Mohamed Deen, Sabina Di Prima, Abdalla Osman Eissa, Abdelaziz Gaiballa, Douglas Gumbo, Abdou Hassane, Seraphine Kabore-Sawadogo, F.C. Kahimba, Ralph Lasage, H.F. Mahoo, Maimbo Malesu, B.P. Mbilinyi, Eefke Mollee, K.D. Mutabazi, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Alex Oduor, Korodjouma Ouattara, I. Ouédraogo, Chris Reij, P.Reuben, F.B. Rwehumbiza, Hilmy Sally, M. Savadogo, Susanne M. Scheierling, Denyse Snelder, S. Traoré, S.D. Tumbo, Kifle Woldearegay and Menas Wuta.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Water Harvesting for Crop Production in
Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, Concepts and Practices 3. A Review of the
Recent Literature on Water Harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa 4. Burkina
Faso: Cradle of Farm Scale Technologies 5. Ethiopia: Opportunities for
Building on Tradition - Time for Action 6. Kenya: From Drought Relief to
Business Model 7. Niger: Small-Scale and Simple for Sustainability 8.
Tanzania: Bright Spots and Barriers to Adoption 9. Sudan: Ancient
Traditions Receiving a New Impetus 10. Zimbabwe: Keeping Runoff on the Land
11. Investing in water for agriculture in the Drylands of Sub-Saharan
Africa: Considerations for a Conducive Policy Environment 12. Conclusions,
Lessons and an Agenda for Action Index