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portada Sustainable Groundwater Development for Improved Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)
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Physical Book
Publisher
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Language
English
Pages
222
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9781032391915
Edition No.
1

Sustainable Groundwater Development for Improved Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)

Paul Pavelic (Editor), Karen G. Villholth (Editor), Shilp Verma (Editor) (Author) · Routledge · Hardcover

Sustainable Groundwater Development for Improved Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance) - Paul Pavelic (Editor), Karen G. Villholth (Editor), Shilp Verma (Editor)

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Synopsis "Sustainable Groundwater Development for Improved Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance) "

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the benefits and challenges of intensifying groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for improving smallholder agrarian livelihoods. Only about 3% of the groundwater resources of Sub-Saharan Africa are used for irrigated agriculture despite the subcontinent's relative abundance of groundwater. The majority of the region's smallholders are highly dependent on seasonal dryland cropping, making them extremely vulnerable to uncertain weather patterns and droughts. Improved irrigation capabilities through sustainable groundwater development could unleash smallholder farming and make it a major driver of economic growth, poverty reduction, climate resilience, and improved food security. So, why is groundwater so underused? Tapping into groundwater requires a major shift in farming practices and it has its own challenges and requirements - smallholder access to land and finance for irrigation infrastructure and equipment, gendered and equitable adoption options. This whole list is framed in terms of what the smallholder farmers need. Hence, this should also be put in this context, supply chains, energy access, resource availability, and institutional support.The chapters in this book present a picture that is not only heterogeneous across the region, but also hold some common denominators. They serve to enrich the discourse and help better understand the barriers along the pathways toward the sustainable and transformative adoption of groundwater irrigation. The scientific information provided herein would be of interest to researchers, practitioners, decision makers and planners with interest in the region. This book was originally published as a Special Issue of Water International journal.

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