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T1 Canary Current: GIWA Regional Assessment 41
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 University of Kalmar, 
A2 Tayaa, M.
A2 Saine, A.
A2 Ndiaye, G.
A2 Deme, M.
K1 natural resource
K1 resource conservation
K1 resource management
K1 water
K1 water analysis
K1 water conservation
K1 water consumption
K1 water demand
K1 water management
K1 water monitoring
K1 water protection
K1 water quality
K1 water resource
K1 water utilisation
K1 environmental assessment
K1 freshwater conservation
K1 freshwater degradation
K1 freshwater ecosystem
K1 freshwater monitoring
K1 freshwater pollution
K1 freshwater resource
K1 pollution control
K1 pollution cost
K1 water pollution
K1 environmental conservation
K1 environmental impact
K1 environmental impact assessment
K1 environmental protection
K1 coast protection
K1 coastal area
K1 coastal ecosystem
K1 coastal environment
K1 coastal pollution
K1 coastal water
K1 marine conservation area
K1 marine ecosystem
K1 sea resource
K1 sea water protection
K1 coastal fishing
K1 coastal management
K1 river basin development
K1 river management
K1 water resources conservation
K1 water resources development
K1 transboundary pollution
K1 environmental pollution
SN 1651-940X
SN 1651-940X
YR 2005
FD 2005
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8748
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8748
NO This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Canary Current region, which covers the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem and the river systems draining into it. The region has several drainage systems of both national and international significance and are exploited for crop and livestock development, rural as well as urban domestic water needs and industrial development. The environmental impacts of stream flow modification and changes in the water table have led to serious socio-economic impacts that often have significant transboundary implications. Overexploitation of living resources in the marine waters is another major issue in the region and most of the coastal countries in the region have already taken steps in terms of regulating fisheries at national and international level. The root causes of freshwater shortage in the Senegal River and Souss-Massa River basins as well as for the overexploitation issues in the marine part of the region are identified and potential remedial policy options are presented.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026