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1 Torou, Bio Mohamadou; Favreau, G.; Barbier, B.; Pavelic, Paul; Illou, Mahamadou; Sidibe, F. 2013. Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger. Water International, 38(4):465-479. (Special issue on "Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa, Part 1" with contributions by IWMI authors). [doi: https://doi.org/ 10.1080/02508060.2013.817042]
Groundwater irrigation ; Small scale systems ; Irrigation systems ; Water management ; Water use ; Water level ; Water table ; River basins ; Farmers ; Land use ; Social aspects ; Food security ; Income ; Households ; Non governmental organizations / South-Western Niger / Kori de Dantiandou / Iullemmeden Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H046065)
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Land-use-change-induced increases in shallow groundwater levels across parts of the Sahel in recent years have coincided with expanded use of groundwater for irrigation. This study was conducted to assess the potential linkages and livelihood implications based on a field survey of nine villages building on previous hydrological studies. The results show that irrigators lack effective means of production and mostly rely on manual methods. Borehole usage is more pro table and reliable than shallower wells. Overall incomes from irrigation are relatively small and severely constrained by the limited field scale due to high establishment and operating costs.
2 Torou, Bio Mohamadou; Debevec, Liza; Da, D. E. C. 2018. La difficile territorialisation de la gestion de l’eau au Burkina Faso: une lecture au filtre de la theorie de la proximite. In French. [Challenging territorialization of water management in Burkina Faso: analysis through the framework of proximity]. Developpement Durable et Territoires, 9(1):1-20. [doi: https://doi.org/10.4000/developpementdurable.12046]
Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water user associations ; Committees ; Spatial distribution ; Territory ; Local communities ; Conflict ; Frameworks / Burkina Faso / Kou / Yitenga
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048719)
https://journals.openedition.org/developpementdurable/pdf/12046
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048719.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048719.pdf
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Our paper aims to analyze the modalities of coordination among local actors who are involved in integrated water resources management. So as to understand the dynamics of territorialization, we ground our analysis in the proximity framework to highlight that social and spatial relations around water resources are unbalanced. How this spatial inequality is taken into account may favor, or on the contrary, harm the sustainability of coordination. The approach in terms of proximity allows us to account for the complex articulation between the processes of territorial construction and the subsidiarity and participation principles presented as gage of IWRM success.
3 Torou, Bio Mohamadou; Favreau, G.; Barbier, B.; Pavelic, Paul; Illou, M.; Sidibe, F. 2023. Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-western Niger. In Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, K. G.; Verma, Shilp. (Eds.). Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.201-215. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)
Groundwater irrigation ; Groundwater table ; Infrastructure ; Water management ; Livelihoods ; Boreholes ; Wells ; Ponds ; Food security ; Income ; Villages / Africa South of Sahara / Niger / Iullemmeden Basin / Dantiandou Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H052029)
Land-use-change-induced increases in shallow groundwater levels across parts of the Sahel in recent years have coincided with expanded use of groundwater for irrigation. This study was conducted to assess the potential linkages and livelihood implications based on a field survey of nine villages building on previous hydrological studies. The results show that irrigators lack effective means of production and mostly rely on manual methods. Borehole usage is more profitable and reliable than shallower wells. Overall incomes from irrigation are relatively small and severely constrained by the limited field scale due to high establishment and operating costs.
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