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1 Mutahaba, G.; Balogun, M. J. (Eds.) 1992. Enhancing policy management capacity in Africa. Connecticut, CT, USA: Kumarian Press. xi, 194p.
Public administration ; Policy ; Management ; Case studies ; Aid ; Training ; Self help / Africa / Nigeria / Zambia / Tanzania / Gambia / Liberia / Seychelles
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 351.007 G100 MUT Record No: H012821)
2 Windmeijer, P. N.; Andriesse, W. (Eds.) 1993. Inland valleys in West Africa: An agro-ecological characterization of rice-growing environments. Wageningen, the Netherlands: ILRI. ix, 160p. (ILRI publication 52)
Ecology ; Environment ; Rice ; Cropping systems ; Crop production ; Farming systems ; Social aspects ; Geology ; Geomorphology ; Hydrology ; Soil classification ; Soil fertility ; Forests ; Waterborne diseases ; Water management ; Fertilizers ; Price policy ; Economic aspects ; Population / West Africa / Senegal / Gambia / Guinea Bissau / Guinea / Mali / Sierra Leone / Liberia / Ivory Coast / Burkina Faso / Ghana / Togo / Benin / Nigeria / Niger / Cameroon
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 574.5 G190 WIN Record No: H014302)
3 Gilbert, E.; Matlon, P.; Eyzaguirre, P. 1994. New perspectives for vulnerable institutions: Agricultural research systems in the small countries of West Africa. ISNAR Briefing Paper, 14:1-8.
Agricultural research ; Research institutes ; Developing countries / West Africa / Benin / Cape Verde Islands / Chad / Gambia / Guinea Bissau / Liberia / Mauritania / Sierra Leone / Togo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3614 Record No: H015402)
4 Commins, S. K.; Lofchie, M. F.; Payne, R. 1986. Africa's agrarian crisis: The roots of famine. Boulder, CO, USA: Lynne Rienner. xiii, 237p.
Agricultural economics ; Food supply ; Food policy ; Political aspects ; Rural development ; Poverty ; Food production ; Food aid ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / Kenya / Tanzania / Ghana / Liberia / Morocco
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G100 COM Record No: H01998)
5 AICAF. 1991. Useful farming practices. Tokyo, Japan: AICAF. v, 223p.
Traditional farming ; Farm management ; Rice ; Crop production ; Cassava ; Pest control ; Soyabeans ; Horticulture ; Water lifting ; Vegetables ; Tomatoes ; Soil fertility ; Animal husbandry ; Irrigation canals ; Furrow irrigation ; Irrigation canals ; Flumes ; Water measurement ; Erosion ; Control methods / Bangladesh / Philippines / Indonesia / Sri Lanka / Papua New Guinea / Brazil / Tanzania / Malaysia / Peru / Bolivia / Colombia / Liberia / Ghana / Costa Rica / Honduras / New Zealand / Ethiopia / Israel / Pakistan / Trinidad and Tobago
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631 G000 AIC Record No: H021302)
6 AICAF. 1988. Useful farming practices. Tokyo, Japan: AICAF. 451p.
Traditional farming ; Farm management ; Farming systems ; Crop production ; Rice ; Paddy fields ; Weed control ; Potatoes ; Pest control ; Soyabeans ; Maize ; Vegetables ; Soil management ; Erosion ; Flood protection ; Cassava ; Horticulture ; Tomatoes ; Clay soils ; Fertilizers ; Furrow irrigation ; Drip irrigation ; Plant protection ; Pest control ; Animal husbandry ; Biological control ; Water requirements ; Measuring instruments ; Precipitation ; Catchment areas ; Water measurement ; Irrigation canals ; Soil moisture ; Forestry ; Fisheries / Philippines / Sri Lanka / Malaysia / Nepal / Burma / Thailand / Indonesia / India / Bangladesh / Taiwan / Brazil / Papua New Guinea / Micronesia / Tanzania / Brazil / Malawi / Singapore / Paraguay / China / Egypt / Sudan / Latin America / Japan / Costa Rica / Western Samoa / Liberia / Ethiopia / Colombia / Honduras / Fiji / Israel / Afghanistan / Kenya / Peru / Chile / Nigeria / Iran / Pakistan / Zambia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631 G000 AIC Record No: H021305)
7 Thompson, K.; Crawshaw, J. 1998. Water in Liberia - How war affects policy formulation and implementation. Waterlines, 16(3):27-29.
Water supply ; Water policy ; Manual pumps ; Maintenance ; Social participation ; Rural development / Liberia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H021953)
8 Warren, D. M.; Slikkerveer, L. J.; Brokensha, D. (Eds.) 1995. The cultural dimension of development: indigenous knowledge systems. London, UK: Intermediate Technology Publications. 582p.
Soil classification ; Agroforestry ; Communication ; Agricultural research ; Rice ; Decision making ; Plant diseases ; Famine ; Gender ; Community forestry ; Pastoralism ; Irrigation programs ; Traditional farming ; Fisheries ; Rivers ; Horticulture ; Farming ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Subsistence farming ; Sustainable agriculture ; Rapid rural appraisal ; Agricultural development ; Rural development ; Ecology ; Natural resources ; Resource management / Indonesia / Niger / Peru / Zambia / Nepal / Africa / Philippines / Sri Lanka / India / Mexico / Mali / Nigeria / Sudan / Liberia / Latin America / Asia / Bali / Niger River / Oaxaca
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G000 WAR Record No: H025594)
9 Kazura, J. W.; Neill, M.; Peters, P. A. S.; Dennis, E. 1985. Swamp rice farming: Possible effects on endemicity of Schistosomiasis mansoni and haematobia in a population in Liberia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 34(1):107-111.
Rice ; Paddy fields ; Swamps ; Farming systems ; Schistosomiasis ; Waterborne diseases ; Disease vectors ; Public health ; Villages / Liberia / Balama / Gbarta
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5802 Record No: H028610)
10 Ganepola, V.; Thalayasingam, P. 2004. Poverty and conflict: A review of literature. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) 32p. (CEPA Working paper series no.1 - 2004)
Poverty ; Conflict ; Analysis ; Gender ; Political aspects ; Social aspects / Sri Lanka / Nepal / Liberia / Sierra Leone
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 339.46 G000 GAN Record No: H035865)
11 Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. 2012. Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. 488p.
Land acquisition ; Land tenure ; Land ownership ; Land development ; Soil erosion ; Customary law ; History ; Water availability ; Water acquisition ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water security ; Virtual water ; Water balance ; Water productivity ; Food security ; Food prices ; Agricultural production ; Rainfed farming ; Catchment areas ; Moisture content ; Pastures ; Foreign investment ; Organizations ; International cooperation ; Irrigation projects ; Water power ; Oils ; Biofuels ; Climate change ; Evapotranspiration ; Environmental effects ; Dams ; Human rights ; Case studies ; Rural poverty ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Environmental effects / Africa / Sudan / Liberia / China / Ethiopia / Morocco / Zambia / Egypt / Ghana / Mali
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G100 ALL Record No: H045667)
12 Hahn, N. 2012. The experience of land grabbing in Liberia. In Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. (Eds.). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. London, UK: Routledge. pp.71-87.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H045672)
13 Jalloh, A.; Nelson, G. C.; Thomas, T. S.; Zougmore, R.; Roy-Macauley, H. (Eds.) 2013. West African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 408p.
Agriculture ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Food security ; Income ; Land use ; Land cover ; Crop production ; Yields ; Rainfed farming ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Indicators ; Policy ; Rural population ; Population growth ; Social aspects ; Poverty ; Malnutrition / Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Cote d’Ivoire / Ghana / Guinea / Liberia / Niger / Nigeria / Senegal / Sierra Leone / Togo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.10966 G100 JAL Record No: H045952)
http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/rr178.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045952.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045952.pdf
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14 African Development Bank (AfDB); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); GRID-Arendal. 2020. Sanitation and wastewater atlas of Africa. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire: African Development Bank (AfDB); Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Arendal, Norway: GRID-Arendal. 284p.
Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Wastewater management ; Hygiene ; Municipal wastewater ; Industrial wastewater ; Agricultural wastewater ; Wastewater treatment ; Faecal sludge ; Latrines ; Water reuse ; Resource recovery ; Business models ; Economic aspects ; Water resources ; Drinking water ; Water quality ; Contamination ; Groundwater ; Regulations ; Drought stress ; Stormwater runoff ; Ecosystem services ; Environmental health ; Waterborne diseases ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Policies ; Institutions ; Governance ; Rural areas ; Population growth / Africa / Algeria / Angola / Benin / Botswana / Burkina Faso / Burundi / Cabo Verde / Cameroon / Central African Republic / Chad / Comoros / Congo / Cote d'Ivoire / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Djibouti / Egypt / Equatorial Guinea / Eritrea / Ethiopia / Gabon / Gambia / Ghana / Guinea / Guinea-Bissau / Kenya / Lesotho / Liberia / Libya / Madagascar / Malawi / Mali / Mauritania / Mauritius / Morocco / Mozambique / Namibia / Niger / Nigeria / Rwanda / Sao Tome and Principe / Senegal / Seychelles / Sierra Leone / Somalia / South Africa / South Sudan / Sudan / Eswatini / Togo / Tunisia / Uganda / United Republic of Tanzania / Zambia / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050261)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050261.pdf
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15 Antwi-Agyei, P.; Dougill, A. J.; Doku-Marfo, J.; Abaidoo, R. C. 2021. Understanding climate services for enhancing resilient agricultural systems in Anglophone West Africa: the case of Ghana. Climate Services, 22:100218. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2021.100218]
Climate change adaptation ; Information services ; Policy making ; Farming systems ; Vulnerability ; Resilience ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Agricultural productivity ; Socioeconomic development ; Capacity development ; Institutions ; Stakeholders ; Decision making / Anglophone Africa / West Africa / Ghana / Liberia / Sierra Leone / Nigeria / Gambia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050384)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050384.pdf
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Whilst the capability of climate services to reduce climate impacts is alluring, empirical evidence on how best to mainstream climate information services in Africa is lacking. This paper determines how climate information services have been incorporated into national policies by Anglophone West African states for building agricultural resilience and provides a detailed analysis of issues facing Ghanaian agricultural systems. The paper addresses the questions: (i) to what extent is climate change recognised as a threat to agricultural development in national climate facing policies of Anglophone West African states? (ii) to what extent have climate information services been incorporated into national and regional policy frameworks of Anglophone West African states for resilient agricultural systems? (iii) what are the key challenges in mainstreaming climate information services into national policies for resilient agricultural building in Ghana? The study employed thematic content analysis, multi-stakeholder workshops and expert interviews to understand climate discourses around climate services. Findings show that climate change is highlighted in national and regional level policies as a serious threat to socioeconomic development and agricultural productivity in West Africa. Anglophone West Africa countries are at various stages in establishing a National Framework for Climate Services to help guide future adaptation planning. This study shows that Anglophone West African states have not yet incorporated climate information services into strategic national and regional climate facing policies that are critical in shaping efforts aimed at managing climate risks. For the case of Ghana, the study reveals low awareness of climate change among policy-makers, human and institutional capacity constraints as some of the key factors militating against the mainstreaming of climate information services. Capacity building of policy makers and institutional strengthening are both vital for more effective mainstreaming of climate services across West Africa.
16 Mukuyu, Patience; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Tijani, M.; Nikiema, Josiane; Dickens, Chris; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Chapman, D. V.; Warner, S. 2024. Country water quality profiles: towards developing an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 86p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.215]
Water quality ; Monitoring ; Assessment ; Water pollution ; Pollution control ; Pollutants ; Policies ; Institutions ; Regulations ; Wastewater ; Laboratory techniques ; Testing ; Pathogens ; Nutrients ; Agricultural runoff ; Sediment ; Stakeholders / Africa / Egypt / Ghana / Kenya / Liberia / Malawi / Mauritania / Mauritius / Mozambique / Nigeria / Rwanda / Sierra Leone / Somalia / South Africa / South Sudan / United Republic of Tanzania / Tunisia / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052846)
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The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) Secretariat committed to design and implement an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) in its Strategic Operational Plan (2020-2024) considering the guiding frameworks it uses such as the Africa Water Vision 2025, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the African Union Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. AMCOW reached out to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) to support the development of such a program.
AWaQ builds on the rich experiences and lessons learned from past and ongoing regional and subregional water quality initiatives across Africa by different players, including African Union institutions, and the wider members of the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA), as well as the AMCOW African Water and Sanitation Sector Monitoring and Reporting System (WASSMO).
The five phases of developing an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) are explained in the following papers:
1. State of Water Quality Monitoring and Pollution Control in Africa (phase 1-2)
2. Innovations in Water Quality Monitoring and Management in Africa (phase 3-4)
3. A Framework for an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) (phase 5)
4. Country Water Quality Profiles
This report is the last in the above list and contains the results of an AMCOW-IWMI Africa-wide survey that was conducted to gain a better understanding of the water quality situation of several countries in the region. The survey was conducted across Africa through the AMCOW network of African country representatives. Of the 54 AMCOW Member States, 31 responded to the survey offering their inputs on different water quality-related aspects. Water quality profiles of 17 of those countries are presented in this paper.
Each country profile contains a statistical summary of the water quality situation, a summary of the water pollution sources and impacts, the policies and institutions governing water quality, and some of the most important water monitoring and pollution control initiatives.
Although there are variations across countries in terms of the status of available capacity for water quality monitoring and management as well as pollution control, water pollution remains a critical challenge that provides an impetus for AWaQ.
AWaQ builds on the rich experiences and lessons learned from past and ongoing regional and subregional water quality initiatives across Africa by different players, including African Union institutions, and the wider members of the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA), as well as the AMCOW African Water and Sanitation Sector Monitoring and Reporting System (WASSMO).
The five phases of developing an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) are explained in the following papers:
1. State of Water Quality Monitoring and Pollution Control in Africa (phase 1-2)
2. Innovations in Water Quality Monitoring and Management in Africa (phase 3-4)
3. A Framework for an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) (phase 5)
4. Country Water Quality Profiles
This report is the last in the above list and contains the results of an AMCOW-IWMI Africa-wide survey that was conducted to gain a better understanding of the water quality situation of several countries in the region. The survey was conducted across Africa through the AMCOW network of African country representatives. Of the 54 AMCOW Member States, 31 responded to the survey offering their inputs on different water quality-related aspects. Water quality profiles of 17 of those countries are presented in this paper.
Each country profile contains a statistical summary of the water quality situation, a summary of the water pollution sources and impacts, the policies and institutions governing water quality, and some of the most important water monitoring and pollution control initiatives.
Although there are variations across countries in terms of the status of available capacity for water quality monitoring and management as well as pollution control, water pollution remains a critical challenge that provides an impetus for AWaQ.
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