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The Nile River Basin: Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods book cover

1st Edition

The Nile River Basin Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods

Edited By Seleshi Bekele Awulachew, Vladimir Smahktin, David Molden, Don Peden Copyright 2012
338 Pages 107 Color & 96 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

344 Pages 107 Color & 96 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

344 Pages 107 Color & 96 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The Nile provides freshwater not only for domestic and industrial use, but also for irrigated agriculture, hydropower dams and the vast fisheries resource of the lakes of Central Africa. The Nile River Basin covers the whole Nile Basin and is based on the results of three major research projects supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). It provides unique and up-to-date... Read more

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

Biography

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. 

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