Decision support systems for water resources management in developing countries: Learning from experiences in africa

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 798-818

  Giupponi, Carlo ^a   Sgobbi, Alessandra ^b  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^b United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; Decision support system; Developing countries; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SURVEYS; TOOLS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; DATA INFRASTRUCTURE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCES; PLANNING FRAMEWORK; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVELOPING WORLD; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA;

EID: 84883187350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w5020798     Document Type: Article

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