Implications of climatic variability and climate change on water resources availability and water resources management in West Africa

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 280, 2003, Pages 37-47

  Ojo, Oyediran ^a   Oni, Feyi ^a   Ogunkunle, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adaptation measures; Climate change; Climatic variability; Rainfall; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATIC VARIABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; RAINFALL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0042842543     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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