Lake Chad Basin: GIWA Regional Assessment 43

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Kalmar
dc.contributor.otherFortnam, Matthew
dc.contributor.otherOguntola, Johnson
dc.coverage.spatialChad
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:08:23Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:08:23Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionThis report provides a comprehensive assessment of the transboundary waters within the Lake Chad Basin. Its purpose is to identify priority environmental concerns, determine their societal root causes, and propose policy options for future mitigation and management. The assessment adopts a multidisciplinary, drainage basin approach that integrates freshwater and marine environmental data with socio-economic information. The scope covers five primary environmental concerns: freshwater shortage, pollution, habitat and community modification, overexploitation of fish and other living resources, and global change. The findings identify freshwater shortage as the priority concern for the region. The analysis concludes that institutional weaknesses, inadequate water governance, and the absence of effective water allocation mechanisms are the core drivers of regional environmental degradation.
dc.identifier.issn1651-9401
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8808
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number154 p.
dc.publisherUniversity of Kalmar on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal International Waters Assessment
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectnatural resource
dc.subjectresource conservation
dc.subjectresource management
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectwater analysis
dc.subjectwater conservation
dc.subjectwater consumption
dc.subjectwater demand
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater monitoring
dc.subjectwater protection
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater resource
dc.subjectwater utilisation
dc.subjectenvironmental assessment
dc.subjectfreshwater conservation
dc.subjectfreshwater degradation
dc.subjectfreshwater ecosystem
dc.subjectfreshwater monitoring
dc.subjectfreshwater pollution
dc.subjectfreshwater resource
dc.subjectpollution control
dc.subjectpollution cost
dc.subjectwater pollution
dc.subjectenvironmental conservation
dc.subjectenvironmental impact
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessment
dc.subjectenvironmental protection
dc.subjectcoast protection
dc.subjectcoastal area
dc.subjectcoastal ecosystem
dc.subjectcoastal environment
dc.subjectcoastal pollution
dc.subjectcoastal water
dc.subjectmarine conservation area
dc.subjectmarine ecosystem
dc.subjectsea resource
dc.subjectsea water protection
dc.subjectcoastal fishing
dc.subjectcoastal management
dc.subjectriver basin development
dc.subjectriver management
dc.subjectwater resources conservation
dc.subjectwater resources development
dc.subjecttransboundary pollution
dc.subjectenvironmental pollution
dc.titleLake Chad Basin: GIWA Regional Assessment 43
dc.typeCommunication or other resource
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048

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