Groundwater management in drought-prone areas of Africa

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 241-262

  Calow, R C ^a   Robins, N S ^a   Macdonald, A M ^a   Macdonald, D M J ^a   Gibbs, B R ^a   Orpen, W R G ^b   Mtembezeka, P ^c   Andrews, A J ^d   Appiah, S O ^e  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

^c Min of Irrigat and Water Devmt   (Malawi)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; DROUGHT; WATER CONSERVATION;

DROUGHT PRONE AREAS; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

DEVELOPING REGION; DROUGHT; DROUGHT VULNERABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

GHANA; MALAWI; SOUTH AFRICA, NORTHERN PROVINCE;

EID: 0031158787     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900629749863     Document Type: Article

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