@incollection{fdi:010073889, title = {{C}hallenging hydrological panaceas : evidence from the {N}iger {R}iver {B}asin}, author = {{W}ard, {J}. and {K}aczan, {D}. and {O}gilvie, {A}ndrew and {L}ukasiewicz, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n 2009, 700 million people in 43 countries were estimated to live below the water-stress threshold of 1,700 cubic metres per person. {B}y 2025 that number is estimated to reach 3 billion ({UNDP} 2006). {G}lobal water diversions for agriculture represent approximately 70 per cent of total water consumption and are expected to grow by up to 17 per cent by 2025 (de {F}raiture et al. 2001). {C}limate change and rapidly expanding populations in the developing world threaten to exacerbate water-related poverty and undermine alleviating efforts. {T}here is an enduring consensus that the extent of {W}est {A}frica's poverty remains both acute and chronic, and efforts to address water-related poverty and agricultural water use are identified as key elements in poverty reduction.}, keywords = {{RESSOURCES} {EN} {EAU} ; {GESTION} {DE} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {PAUVRETE} ; {BESOIN} {EN} {EAU} ; {IRRIGATION} ; {ANALYSE} {SYSTEMIQUE} ; {PREVISION} ; {GESTION} {DE} {L}'{EAU} ; {ECONOMIE} {DE} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {BENIN} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {TCHAD} ; {GUINEE} ; {MALI} ; {NIGER} ; {NIGERIA} ; {NIGER} {BASSIN}}, booktitle = {{I}nvesting water for a green economy : services, infrastructure, policies and management}, numero = {}, pages = {177--197}, address = {}, series = {}, year = {2013}, ISBN = {978-0-415-50125-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073889}, }