Niger : Towards Water Resource Management

The study reviews Niger's water resources, and planning process, through its short- and medium-term water investment program, and priorities in the water supply, and sanitation sector. Critical challenges are examined for improving its complex water resources management to support economic growth, given its landlocked situation, with diffuse, and mostly rural population, and immense, untapped fossil aquifer supplies. Despite multiple surface water basins, very little precipitation occur, thus the government has recently undertaken a ten-year process of preparing a water resource management investment strategy, one that requires financial resources currently unavailable. Information and data management, institutional arrangements, and the legal, and regulatory framework is analyzed to achieve a feasible master plan, and strengthen implications for the water sub-sectors. Recommendations suggest the development of financing mechanisms, consistent with sustainable management of water resources, in line with strengthening water data collection, and information systems.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2000-06-30
Subjects:	ADEQUATE WATER, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL WATER, AQUACULTURE, AVAILABILITY OF WATER, AVAILABLE WATER, AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES, AVAILABLE WATER SUPPLY, BASIN AUTHORITY, BASIN COMMISSION, BENEFICIAL USE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNITY WELL, CONSERVATION OF NATURE, CUBIC METERS, DAM CONSTRUCTION, DEMAND FOR WATER, DISCHARGE, DISTRIBUTION OF WATER, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS, DOMESTIC USES, DOMESTIC WATER, DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY, DRINKING WATER, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, DROUGHT, EFFLUENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, EQUITABLE USE OF WATER, FARMERS, FISH, FISH SPECIES, FOOD SECURITY, GRAZING, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION, GROUNDWATER RESOURCES, GROUNDWATER SOURCES, HEAVY METALS, HOUSEHOLDS, HYDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTURE, HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT, HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION, INDUSTRIAL SOURCES, INDUSTRIAL WATER, INVASIVE SPECIES, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, IRRIGATION PURPOSES, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND TENURE, LAND USE, MAINTENANCE OF WATER, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MINISTRY OF WATER, NATIONAL WATER COMPANY, NATIONAL WATER COUNCIL, NATIONAL WATER POLICY, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUTRIENTS, OASES, OWNERSHIP OF WATER, PASTORAL WATER, POLLUTION, POPULATION CENTERS, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION GROWTH, POTABLE WATER, POTABLE WATER SUPPLY, PRIVATE IRRIGATION, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUMPING, PUMPING STATIONS, QUALITY WATER, RAINFALL, RECHARGE, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RENEWABLE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES, RESERVOIRS, RIVER BASIN, RIVER BASINS, RIVER FLOW, RIVER WATER, RIVERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL WATER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SAFE WATER, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SANITATION SECTOR, SANITATION SERVICES, SCIENCES, SECTORAL POLICIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION, SOIL CONSERVATION, SOIL EROSION, SOIL MOISTURE, SOILS, SOLAR ENERGY, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, SURFACE WATER, SURFACE WATER BODIES, SURFACE WATER RESOURCES, TOWNS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN WATER, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WATER, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER BODIES, WATER DEMAND, WATER DEMANDS, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER LEGISLATION, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER NEEDS, WATER POINTS, WATER POLICY, WATER POLLUTION, WATER QUALITY, WATER REQUIREMENT, WATER REQUIREMENTS, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SECTOR, WATER SECTOR REFORM, WATER SHORTAGE, WATER SOURCE, WATER SOURCES, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, WATER USE, WATER USES, WATER UTILITY, WATER VOLUME, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WATERS, WATERSHED, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WATERSHEDS WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING RESEARCH, WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION, INVESTMENT PROGRAMS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, RURAL POPULATION, AQUIFERS, DRYLAND MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT, INSTITUTION BUILDING, LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, FINANCING PLANS, WATER UTILIZATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/693213/niger-towards-water-resource-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14981
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!