Groundwater resources development for livelihoods enhancement in the sahel region: a case study of Niger
Cheo, Ambe Emmanuel, Ibrahim, Boubacar and Tambo, Erick Gankam, "Groundwater resources development for livelihoods enhancement in the sahel region: a case study of Niger" in Groundwater for Sustainable Livelihoods and equitable Growth ed. Re, Viviana, Manzione, Rodrigo Lilla, Abiye, Tamiru A., Mukherji, Aditi and MacDonald, Alan (Leiden: CRC Press, 2022), 25-61.
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Author Cheo, Ambe Emmanuel
Ibrahim, Boubacar
Tambo, Erick GankamBook Editor Re, Viviana
Manzione, Rodrigo Lilla
Abiye, Tamiru A.
Mukherji, Aditi
MacDonald, AlanChapter Title Groundwater resources development for livelihoods enhancement in the sahel region: a case study of Niger Book Title Groundwater for Sustainable Livelihoods and equitable Growth Publication Date 2022-03-31 Place of Publication Leiden Publisher CRC Press Start page 25 End page 61 Language eng Abstract Groundwater is an important resource for food production, drinking water supply, drought mitigation, and economic development especially for rural communities around the world. The rapid expansion in agricultural groundwater use in the last few decades has transformed rural economies in large parts of the developing world, in particular South Asia and North China. The main reason why groundwater is increasingly gaining prominence as a water source is the high natural storage capacity; the water quality is often good; the infrastructure is more affordable to poor communities, with a higher resilience to inter-annual variability when compared to surface water, which enables it to be used even during times of drought. In recent time, the use of agricultural groundwater has expanded but little is known about its contribution or linkages in enhancing rural livelihoods for future planning in the Sahel region. Published literature indicates that groundwater used on a 1–2 million hectares of cropped area, yields a direct 1.5 - 3% contribution to the livelihoods of the rural population in sub-Saharan Africa. While data are lacking, it is difficult to justify the role of groundwater in improving rural livelihood in the Sahel region. This book chapter seeks to understand the linkages between groundwater resources development and the improvement of rural livelihood aiming to provide guidance for policies and investments in innovative water interventions. Through the review of the growing body of existing literature combined with analysis of secondary data (from FAO databases, FEWS NET, World Bank etc.) and practical project experience in Niger, the study concluded that to assess the added value of agricultural groundwater use in support of rural livelihoods in the Sahel region should be based on sustainable livelihoods framework and Livelihood zoning models that have typically been applied in Asia. The study recommends the collection of more data that are in line with the different capitals of the sustainable livelihoods framework for better analysis and to generate evidence based results. Copyright Holder Taylor & Francis Group LLC Copyright Year 2022 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9780367903862 DOI 10.1201/9781003024101 -
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