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1 Andreini, M.; van de Giesen, N. 2001. The GLOWA Volta Project: Sustainable water use in Volta Basin. IHDP Update, 1(1):10.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5690 Record No: H027805)
2 Martin, N.; van de Giesen, N. 2005. Spatial distribution of groundwater production and development potential in the Volta River basin of Ghana and Burkina Faso. Water International, 30(2):239-249.
River basins ; Groundwater ; Recharge ; Water potential ; Water use ; Wells / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H037854)
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3 Opoku-Ankomah, Y.; Dembele, Y.; Ampomah, B. Y.; Some, L. 2006. Hydro-political assessment of water governance from the top-down and review of literature on local level institutions and practices in the Volta Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) xix, 36p. (IWMI Working Paper 111) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.292]
Water resource management ; Governance ; River basin development ; Water law ; Colonialism ; Institutions ; Social participation ; Women ; Water use / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G100 OPO Record No: H038889)
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4 Wallace, J.; Wouters, P. (Eds.) 2006. Hydrology and water law: Bridging the gap. London, UK: IWA Publishing. xi, 344p. (Water law and policy series)
Hydrology ; Water law ; Water policy ; Water rights ; Legislation ; Water resource management ; River basins ; Groundwater recharge / USA / Mexico / Australia / China / Ghana / Central Asia / Ecuador / Palestine / UK / New Zealand / Upper San Pedro River Basin / Great Lakes Basin / Lake Erie / Murray Darling Basin / Tarim River Basin / Panama Canal / Gatun Dam / Volta River Basin / Aral Sea Basin / Chaguana River Basin / Jordan River / Scotland / Motueka Catchment
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 WAL Record No: H038907)
5 Hussain, I.; Gichuki, Francis; Louw, A.; Andah, W.; Moustafa, M. 2007. Agricultural water management pathways to breaking the poverty trap: Case studies of the Limpopo, Nile and Volta river basins. Irrigation and Drainage, 56:277-288.
River basin management ; Water potential ; Crop yield ; Rice ; Maize ; Poverty / Africa South of Sahara / Limpopo River Basin / Nile river Basin / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G110 HUS Record No: H040005)
6 Andreini, M.; van de Giesen, N.; van Edig, A.; Fosu, M.; Andah, W. 2000. Volta Basin water balance. Bonn, Germany: Center for Development Research. 29p. (ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy 21)
River basin management ; Hydrology ; Dams ; Reservoirs ; Water balance ; Rainfall runoff relationships ; Models / Africa / Volta River Basin / Akosombo Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G100 AND Record No: H041339)
http://www.zef.de/fileadmin/webfiles/downloads/zef_dp/zef-dp21-00.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041339.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041339.pdf
Water balances pertaining to the flux of water through the Volta River Basin and a Black box model of the rainfall/runoff relationship for estimating the river flows into the Akosombo Reservoir are presented. As the water demand has approached supply, the tradeoffs between competing water uses are likely to intensify. It is also apparent from the balances that land use and land cover changes in the uplands of the basin are destined to play a pivotal role in determining the future of the basin.
7 Ampomah, B. Y.; Adjei, B. A.; Youkhana, E. 2008. The Transboundary water resources management regime of the Volta Basin. Bonn, Germany: Center for Development Research. 28p. (ZEF Working Paper Series 28)
River basin management ; History ; International cooperation ; Agreements ; Institutional development / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041354)
http://www.zef.de/fileadmin/webfiles/downloads/zef_wp/WP_28_Ampomah_Adjei_Youkhana.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041354.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041354.pdf
8 Eguavoen, I. 2008. Changing household water rights in rural northern Ghana Development, 51(1): 126-129.
Water rights ; Water policy ; Water allocation ; Drinking water ; Villages / Ghana / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041404)
In rural northern Ghana, changing hydrology and donor policies impact on household water supply and water rights. Ghana has adopted the community-based management approach in its national drinking water policy. Irit Eguavoen looks at how some policy concepts contradict pre-existing water rights; water users are challenged to balance project requirements, local norms, and ecological circumstances leading to divergent priorities and to more restricted access to water.
9 van Koppen, Barbara; Shah, Tushaar; Namara, Regassa; Barry, Boubacar; van der Zaag, P.; Obeng Bekoe, E. 2008. Water rights in informal economies in the Limpopo and Volta basins. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.1. Keynotes; Cross-cutting topics. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.69-72.
River basins ; Water rights ; Water law ; Legislation / Africa / Burkina Faso / Ghana / Mozambique / South Africa / Zimbabwe / Limpopo River Basin / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041779)
http://ifwf2.org/addons/download_presentation.php?fid=1007
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041779.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041779.pdf
10 Mapedza, Everisto; Haileselassie, A.; Hagos, Fitsum; McCartney, Matthew; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Tafesse, T. 2008. Transboundary water governance institutional architecture: reflections from Ethiopia and Sudan. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.1. Keynotes; Cross-cutting topics. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.77-80.
Water governance ; Water resource management ; International agreements ; River basins ; International cooperation ; International relations / Ethiopia / Sudan / Blue Nile River Basin / Limpopo River Basin / Zambezi River Basin / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041780)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3706/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20I.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041780.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041780.pdf
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11 Liebe, J.; van de Giesen, N.; Andah, W.; Andreini, Marc; Walter, T.; Steenhuis, T. 2008. Calibrating runoff models in ungauged basins using small reservoirs as satellite observed runoff gauges. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.1. Keynotes; Cross-cutting topics. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.135-142.
Reservoirs ; Storage ; Models ; Remote sensing ; Satellite surveys ; Watersheds ; Hydrology ; Runoff ; Percolation / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041787)
http://ifwf2.org/addons/download_presentation.php?fid=1113
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041787.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041787.pdf
12 Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, Francis; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S.; Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.) 2008. Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.4. Project posters by phase 1 projects of the Challenge Program on Water and Food. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 40p.
River basin development ; Water resource management ; Water productivity ; Soil management ; Salinity ; Crop management ; Agroforestry ; Collective action ; Models ; Wetlands ; Dams ; Reservoirs ; Livestock ; Wastewater irrigation ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Groundwater ; Water governance ; Poverty ; Climate change ; Water allocation ; Rice / Africa / Ethiopia / Asia / South East Asia / Iran / Vietnam / Bangladesh / Nepal / Colombia / Volta River Basin / Indo-Gangetic River Basin / Nile River Basin / Karkheh River Basin / Mekong River Basin / Red River Basin / Yellow River Basin / Andes
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041792)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3709/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20IV.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041792.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041792.pdf
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13 de Condappa, D.; Chaponniere, Anne; Andah, W.; Lemoalle, J. 2008. Application of WEAP in the Volta Basin to model water allocation to the Akosombo Hydropower Scheme under different scenarios. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.3. Water benefits sharing for poverty alleviation and conflict management; Drivers and processes of change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.11-14.
River basin management ; Hydrology ; Simulation models ; Water allocation ; Water power ; Irrigation water ; Dams ; Reservoirs / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Benin / Ivory Coast / Mali / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041846)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3708/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20III.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041846.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041846.pdf
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14 van de Giesen, N.; Liebe, J.; Andah, W.; Andreini, Marc. 2008. Assessing the hydrological impact of ensembles of small reservoirs. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.3. Water benefits sharing for poverty alleviation and conflict management; Drivers and processes of change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.27-31.
Reservoirs ; Hydrology ; Assessment ; Statistical methods ; Remote sensing ; Simulations ; Irrigation efficiency ; Rural areas / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041848)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3708/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20III.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041848.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041848.pdf
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15 Raschid Sally, Liqa; Twum-Korangteng, R.; Akoto-Danso, Edmund Kyei. 2008. Bringing research findings on dams closer to the people: proceedings of the Second Ghana Dams Forum and Workshop on the Impact of Climate Change on the Bui Hydropower Project, Accra, Ghana, 26-27 February 2008. Final proceeding. Accra, Ghana: National Coordinating Committee (NCC) of the Ghana Dams Dialogue; Accra, Ghana: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Accra, Ghana: Volta Basin Development Foundation. 81p.
Dams ; Development projects ; Water power ; Electricity supplies ; Social aspects ; Compensation ; Social participation ; River basins ; Environmental effects ; Climate change ; Reservoir operation ; Water allocation ; Policy ; Capacity building / Ghana / Bui Dam Project / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041906)
http://westafrica.iwmi.org/Data/Sites/17/Documents/PDFs/Proceedings_2nd_Dams_Forum.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/PDF/H041906.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/PDF/H041906.pdf
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16 Cook, Simon E.; Fisher, M. J.; Andersson, M. S.; Rubiano, J.; Giordano, Mark. 2009. Water, food and livelihoods in river basins. Water International, 34(1):13-29. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060802673860]
Poverty ; Water use ; River basins ; Water stress ; Water scarcity ; Irrigated farming ; Water productivity ; Food production ; Food shortages ; Food security ; Land degradation / Central Asia / West Africa / Mekong River Basin / Aral Sea / Sao Francisco River Basin / Volta River Basin / Karkheh River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042309)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02508060802673860
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042309.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042309.pdf
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Conflicting demands for food and water, exacerbated by increasing population, increase the risks of food insecurity, poverty and environmental damage in major river systems. Agriculture remains the predominant water user, but the linkage between water, agriculture and livelihoods is more complex than “water scarcity increases poverty”. The response of both agricultural and non-agricultural systems to increased pressure will affect livelihoods. Development will be constrained in closed basins if increased demand for irrigation deprives other users or if existing agricultural use constrains non-agricultural activities and in open basins if agriculture cannot feed an expanding or changing population or if the river system loses capacity due to degradation or over-exploitation.
17 de Condappaa, D.; Chaponniere, Anne; Lemoalle, J. 2009. A decision-support tool for water allocation in the Volta Basin. Water International, 34(1):71-87. [doi: https://doi.org/ 10.1080/02508060802677861]
River basins ; Hydrology ; Decision support tools ; Models ; Calibration ; Water allocation ; Water use ; Reservoirs ; Irrigation water ; Water power ; Electrical energy ; Climate change / West Africa / Volta River Basin / Akosombo Hydropower Scheme
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042311)
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The first version of a decision-support tool (DST) for the management of the transboundary water resource of the Volta Basin is presented in this article. The DST coupled a hydrologic model with the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) water-allocation model. It was calibrated and validated by reproducing observed river flows and water stored in the hydropower reservoirs, respectively. It considered the impact of possible future climate changes (potentially critical) and the development of upstream small reservoirs (leading to upstream–downstream trade-offs) on the Akosombo hydropower scheme. This DST may foster transboundary dialogue for the integrated management of the basin’s water resources.
18 Sullivan, Amy. 2009. Institutions and governance of small reservoir water resources. In Andreini, Marc; Schuetz, Tonya; Harrington, Larry (Eds.). Small reservoirs toolkit, theme 4b: institutions and governance. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Brasilia, DF, Brasil: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Cerrados Center); Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe (UZ); Accra, Ghana: Ghana Water Research Institution (WRI); Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology (TUD); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); Marseille, France: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD); Bonn, Germany: Center for Development Research, University of Bonn; Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. 9p.
Water governance ; Reservoirs ; Water use ; Institutions ; Community involvement / Africa / Ghana / Volta River Basin / Limpopo River Basin / Akosombo Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042672)
Before indigenous practices and institutions can be evaluated, they first have to be identified, described and characterized. This tool describes the methods used to answer a specific question: “Which indigenous practices, legal frameworks and institutions are most conducive to equitable, win-win, and pro-poor investments within sub-Saharan African transboundary basins”? It describes case studies on transboundary issues and local water governance institutions from the Volta & Limpopo Basins.
19 Venot, Jean-Philippe; Hirvonen, M. 2009. Questioning the linkages between irrigation and development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the UNU-WIDER Project Conference on African Development: Myths and Realities, Accra, Ghana, 10-11 December 2009. 14p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042708)
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20 Kirby, M.; Mainuddin, M.; Eastham, J. 2010. Water-use accounts in CPWF basins: model concepts and description. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). 21p. (CPWF Working Paper: Basin Focal Project Series BFP001)
River basins ; Flow ; Models ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Evapotranspiration ; Irrigation water ; Water demand / Africa / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042839)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/4084/CPWF_BFP_WP_01.pdf?sequence=3
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042839.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042839.pdf
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The Challenge Program on Water and Food undertakes research to maximize water productivity in several of the world’s major river basins. The research must be underpinned by information on how much water there is in a basin, where it goes and how it is used. There should, furthermore, be an understanding of future constraints (such as the impact of climate change), opportunities (such as increased diversions for irrigation), and trade-offs (such as changed land use improving dryland productivity but leaving less water for downstream use). We describe the underlying concepts of water use accounts that provide monthly estimates of major water uses in a river basin. We have used them for historical estimates, and they can also be used for prediction. Starting with rainfall (and in some basins snowfall), the accounts track the partitioning of water into runoff, and evapotranspiration by dryland vegetation. The runoff is tracked as it becomes flow down the rivers, with losses (such as evaporation and seepage) and gains (such as tributary inflows), storages in lakes and reservoirs, diversion for irrigation or other purposes, floods in lowland floodplains, and finally discharges to the sea. The account estimates the water use by the major irrigation industries and other uses. The account helps develop understanding of the water uses in a basin, and the likely consequences of large changes, such as climate change, land-use change, increased diversions and irrigation water use, and changed storages. The water use accounts are developed as Excel spreadsheets. They are a tool for integrated water-resources management, and provide a sound basis for integrating hydrology, environment, social and economic issues, and policy and institutional issues in a river basin.
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