Environmental flow assessment as a tool for achieving environmental objectives of African water policy, with examples from East Africa

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 650-665

  McClain, Michael E ^a,b   Kashaigili, Japhet J ^c   Ndomba, Preksedis ^d  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; environmental flow assessment; Great Ruaha River; integrated water resources management; Kenya; Mara River; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW ASSESSMENTS; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; KENYA; TANZANIA;

AGRICULTURE; RIVERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IRRIGATION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RIVER WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND;

GREAT RUAHA RIVER; KENYA; MARA RIVER; TANZANIA;

EID: 84884490829     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.781913     Document Type: Article

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