African Water Resources; Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development

N.P. Sharma, T. Damhaug, E. Gilgan-Hunt, D. Grey, V. Okaru and D. Rothberg

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Abstract: 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 area approach to water resources management in African countries.

Keywords: WATER; AFRICA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 O55 Q20 Q25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 115 pages
Date: 1996
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