Natural resources accounting: A tool for water resources management in Botswana

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 15-18, 2007, Pages 1310-1314

  Hambira, Wame L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; IWRM; Natural resources accounting; Water accounting

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER ACCOUNTING;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548563745     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.042     Document Type: Article

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