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Africa collection: Freshwater Resources

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Africa collection: Freshwater Resources

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Updated: January 30, 2011, 7:20 am
Topics: Freshwater Environmental & Resource Management Wildlife Management Land-use & Land-cover Change Natural Resource Management & Policy Wetlands Land Precipitation
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou
  1. Freshwater resources in Africa
  2. Opportunities from freshwater in Africa
  3. Improving freshwater management in Africa
  4. Regional scenarios for Africa's future: freshwater
    1. Central Africa and freshwater resources
    2. Eastern Africa and freshwater resources
    3. Northern Africa and freshwater resources
    4. Southern Africa and freshwater resources
    5. Western Africa and freshwater resources
  5. Africa's renaissance for the environment: freshwater
  6. Lakes
  7. Rivers
  8. Transboundary freshwater issues in Africa
  9. Salinization
  10. Desalinization

 

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Citation

Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Africa collection: Freshwater Resources". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 19, 2008; Last revised Date January 30, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Africa_collection:_Freshwater_Resources?topic=54326>

The Author

Maggie SurfaceMaggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)

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