Keywords:
Volta River Watershed (Ghana) - Environmental condition.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (303 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781317479543
Series Statement:
Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4694387
DDC:
333.7309667
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on authors -- Chapter photos -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Part Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- Part II Basin resources: trends, drivers and status -- 2 Socioeconomic trends and drivers of change -- 3 Surface water resources of the Volta Basin -- 4 Groundwater resources of the Volta Basin -- 5 Climate variability and change over the Volta River Basin -- 6 Managing floods and droughts -- Part III People, Policies and institutions -- 7 Poverty, vulnerability and livelihoods in the Volta Basin: a gendered analysis -- 8 Water governance in the Volta Basin -- Part IV Challenges and opportunities in the use of water resources -- 9 Improving agriculture and food security in the Volta Basin -- 10 Urban and industrial development -- 11 Water-food-energy nexus and hydropower development -- Part V Balancing development and nature -- 12 Ecosystem services in the Volta Basin -- 13 Environmental flow requirements in the Volta Basin -- 14 Water quality and public health -- 15 Sustainable agricultural intensification in the Volta River Basin -- Part VI Governance and livelihoods -- 16 Simulating current and future Volta Basin water development scenarios -- Index.
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