The Natural Resources Management Project
(1996-2002), was intended to provide assistance to the
Government of Niger to (a) assist rural communities in
designing and implementing community-based land management
plans by…
The Niger River Basin Authority (NBA)
brings together nine countries to promote integrated water
resources management across political borders. The nine -
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire,
Guinea, Mali…
37,891 inhabitants were displaced when the Kandadji dam was built in Niger. We carried out a study of the legal aspects of such displacement, examining ways for the State to optimise its investment whilst also seeking justice for displaced populations. This study weighs up the various options…
38 000 habitants seront déplacées lors de la construction du barrage de Kandadji au Niger. Nous avons réalisé une étude sur les aspects juridiques de ce déplacement, en examinant des moyens permettant à l’État d’optimiser son investissement tout en veillant à ce que la compensation des…
This book comprises two distinct
elements. The first, and major, part of the book (chapters
1-3) is a unique and essential compilation of technical
information and data on the entire Niger River system. It
presents a…
Using data collected during several missions, the author finds that the principal reasons for low revenue mobilization are (1) the adverse fiscal impact of trade liberalization, (2) the defiscalization of agriculture in the 1970s, (3) the collapse of the uranium boom in the 1980s, and (4) the…
This report has the following
objectives: (i) identify the underlying constraints to
strong and sustained growth, in particular, the dynamic
circles that lock Niger in a low-growth/high poverty
equilibrium; (ii) understand…
This paper reports on a four-site study conducted in the Sahelian zone of Niger. The study takes a novel mixed methods approach for understanding conflict management from the perspective of rural peoples by not only describing past highly publicized conflicts but also by analyzing the steps…
Attention to land degradation and environmental pollution has increased significantly in the past 25 years, largely due to greater levels of international cooperation and recognition that local changes in land resources have global impacts. As the world’s focus on climate change increases, so,…
In recent years, prices of agricultural land have increased quickly, actually doubling and tripling in many parts of the world. This land value reassessment has been prompted by rising crop prices and perceived land scarcity. But even as the value of land rises, land degradation continues and…
The Niger River Basin covers 7.5% of the African continent, and is shared between nine riparian
countries. The basin countries can be categorized into water resources producers, consumers, both
producers and consumers, and minimum contributors and consumers. As in the case for most…