integrated watershed management: Towards sustainable solutions in Africa

Water for Food in a Changing World

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 50-72

  Bahri, Akissa ^a   Sally, Hilmy ^c   McCartney, Matthew ^a   Namara, Regassa ^a   Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele ^a   van Koppen, Barbara ^a   van Rooijen, Daan ^b  

^a Internatoinal Water Management Institute   (South Africa)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 84919990661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203828410     Document Type: Chapter

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