Water competition, variability and river basin governance: A critical analysis of the Great Ruaha River, Tanzania.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2009
Country:
Tanzania
Document Type:
Book Chapter
Theme:
Water and Sanitation
Authors:
Lankford, B.A., Tumbo, S., Rajabu, K., Molle, F., Wester, P.

Abstract

This chapter analyses historical irrigation and river basin developments and narratives to demonstrate particular dimensions of water competition in the Great Ruaha River basin in southern Tanzania. While exploring the broad narrative of growth in water demand, we explore further dimensions arising from a highly variable inter-/intra-annual water availability, which affects the distribution of water and impacts of this growth curve, as informed by a sub-Saharan environment.

Citation

In: F. Molle and P. Wester (Editors), River Basin Trajectories: Societies, Environments and Development. ISBN 978-1845935382. Chapter 8, pp. 171-195, CABI: Wallingford, UK.

Published 1 January 2009
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