Can development of water resources reduce poverty?

Water Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 399-412

  Rijsberman, Frank ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Institutions; Irrigation; Poverty alleviation; Water resources development; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346009322     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2003.0025     Document Type: Review

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