Assessing integrated water resources management in Nigeria: Insights and lessons from irrigation projects in the Cross River Basin

Water Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-168

  Akpabio, Emmanuel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cross river basin; Emerging issues; Implementation; Irrigation projects; IWRM

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350391325     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2007.007     Document Type: Article

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