Ephemeral rivers and their development: Testing an approach to basin management committees on the Kuiseb River, Namibia

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 20-27, 2003, Pages 853-858

  Botes, A ^a   Henderson, J ^a   Nakale, T ^a   Nantanga, K ^a   Schachtschneider, K ^a   Seely, M ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Basin management; Climate variability; Environmental learning; Ephemeral river; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES;

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

DRYLAND FARMING; EPHEMERAL STREAM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

KUISEB RIVER; NAMIBIA;

EID: 0141871949     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.028     Document Type: Article

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