African water resources : challenges and opportunities for sustainable development (English)

Water resources in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have become a strategic commodity, with supply limited in terms of quantity and quality, and demand increasing due to population growth and economic development. The strategy developed in this document is based on the principle that water is a scarce good with dimensions of economic efficiency, social equity, and environmental sustainability. The strategy recommends an integrated, cross-sectoral, catchment...

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Damhaug,Torbjorn;

Gilgan-Hunt,Edeltraut;

Grey,David R. C.;

Okaru-Bisant,Valentina O.;

Rothberg, Daniel;

Sharma,Narendra P.;

Valentina Rothberg, Daniel;
Document Date
1996/08/31
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
WTP331
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
African water resources : challenges and opportunities for sustainable development
Keywords
water

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Damhaug,Torbjorn; Gilgan-Hunt,Edeltraut; Grey,David R. C.; Okaru-Bisant,Valentina O.; Rothberg, Daniel; Sharma,Narendra P.; Valentina Rothberg, Daniel.

African water resources : challenges and opportunities for sustainable development (English). World Bank technical paper|no. WTP 331. Africa Technical Department series Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/867161468767675673

African water resources : challenges and opportunities for sustainable development (English)

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