Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters Africa
Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience : series introduction / Aaron T. Wolf. Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience -- Water and security -- Regional instability : political dynamics of loss of irrigation water -- Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along Africa's internation...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Nairobi, Kenya
United Nations Environment Programme
2005
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| Online Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis http://www.acwr.co.za/pdf_files/03.pdf |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience : series introduction / Aaron T. Wolf. Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience -- Water and security -- Regional instability : political dynamics of loss of irrigation water -- Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along Africa's international waters / Anthony Turton, ... [et al.]. Drivers of hydropolitical vulnerability in Africa -- The capacity to absorb change : the state of hydropolitical cooperation in Africa -- Regional overview of key hydrological, sociological, and hydropolitical characteristics -- The hydropolitical situation in selected African basins -- Conclusions -- Regional and subregional efforts to build hydropolitical resilience in Africa / Arun Elhance, ... [et al.]. Regional initiatives -- Sub-regional initiatives In Africa, most major rivers, freshwater lakes, and aquifers are shared by two or more countries. These nations are becoming increasingly vulnerable to conflict, and their vulnerabilities are made more acute by climatic variations in precipitation, increasing urbanization, industrialization and environmental degradation. The concept of resilience and vulnerability as it relates to water resources is tackled in this report within the framework of sustainability and relates to the ability of the human and bio-physical systems to adapt to change.--Publisher's description |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147) and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVI, 148 S. farb. Ill., farb. Kt |
| ISBN: | 9280725750 92-807-2575-0 9789280725759 978-92-807-2575-9 |