The ‘WISE-UP to climate’ project aims to demonstrate the value of natural infrastructure as a ‘nature-based solution’ for climate change adaptation and sustainable development. Within the Volta River Basin, both natural and built infrastructure provide livelihood benefits for people. Understandin...
Mul, Marloes L.
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Obuobie, Emmanuel
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Appoh, Richard K.
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Kankam-Yeboah, K.
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Bekoe-Obeng, E.
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Amisigo, B.
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Logah, F. Y.
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Ghansah, B.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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[Water resources assessment of the Volta River Basin]
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Water resources assessment of the Volta River Basin
This chapter explores the interrelationships between economic change and environmental issues, by showing how aspiration, education, and migration are variously connected to a loss of agroecological knowledges for rural young people. It reviews a series of case studies from Vietnam, India, and Ch...
Sugden, Fraser
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Punch, S.
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[Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia]
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Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore people’s perceptions, stated attitudes, and observed and reported behaviour to water and other environmental quality.
Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted a mixed method approach. It employed a cross-sectional survey design. Ten communiti...
Abraham, Ernest M.
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Martin, A.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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[Perceptions, attitudes and behaviours toward urban surface water quality in Accra, Ghana]
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Perceptions, attitudes and behaviours toward urban surface water quality in Accra, Ghana
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
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Zadeh, S.M.
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Turral, H.
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Burke, J.
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[Water pollution from agriculture: a global review. Executive summary]
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Water pollution from agriculture: a global review. Executive summary
Current patterns of agricultural expansion and intensification are bringing unprecedented environmental externalities, including impacts on water quality. While water pollution is slowly starting to receive the attention it deserves, the contribution of agriculture to this problem has not yet rec...
Mateo-Sagasta, J.
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Marjani Zadeh, S.
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Turral, H.
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[More people, more food, worse water? a global review of water pollution from agriculture]
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More people, more food, worse water? a global review of water pollution from agriculture
Kroese, J.S.
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[Implementation of low-cost measurement systems for monitoring water quantity within the Sondu River Basin, Kenya]
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Implementation of low-cost measurement systems for monitoring water quantity within the Sondu River Basin, Kenya
Molle, Francois
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Closas, Alvar
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[Groundwater governance: a synthesis. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]]
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Groundwater governance: a synthesis. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]
Al-Agha, D.E.
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Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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[Survey of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta]
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Survey of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta
Amewu, Sena
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Farmers' innovation capacity as driver of change - Business Model 24]
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Farmers' innovation capacity as driver of change - Business Model 24
Study region : Transboundary aquifers (TBAs) of Africa.
Study focus: Review of work on TBAs in Africa, including an overview of assessments and management efforts that have taken place over the last half century.
New hydrological insights : Seventy-two TBAs have been mapped in Africa. They underl...
Nijstena, G-J.
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Christelis, G.
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Villholth, Karen G.
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Braune, E.
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Gaye, B.C.
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[Transboundary aquifers of Africa: Review of the current state of knowledge and progress towards sustainable development and management]
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Transboundary aquifers of Africa: Review of the current state of knowledge and progress towards sustainable development and management