Publication | 2010
Ruvu basin : a situation analysis
Publication | 2009
Pangani basin : a situation analysis (2nd edition)
Publication | 2009
Economic costs of the 2009 floods in the Fiji sugar belt and policy implications
The January 2009 floods in Fiji were reported as the worst in the history of the country since the 1931 floods. Many parts of the country were affected by a number of consecutive flood events that spread over several days. This study was undertaken to assess the economic costs of the recent…
Publication | 2011
This volume gives the most up-to-date information on the distributions and conservation status of species in all inland water ecosystems across mainland continental Africa and the reasons behind their declining status. This represents the most comprehensive assessment yet of freshwater…
Publication | 2009
Environmental guidance note for disaster risk reduction : healthy ecosystems for human security
Investment in sustainable ecosystem management can offer cost-effective solutions to reducing community vulnerability to disasters. Healthy ecosystems are beneficial to local populations for the many benefits and products they provide, whilst acting as natural buffers to hazard events for flood…
Publication | 2006
Estimating the value of ecotourism in the Djoudj National Bird Park in Senegal
This report presents the results of an economic study of the willingness to pay (WTP) of recreational visitors to the Djoudj National Bird Park in northern Senegal, based on interviews with 647 visitors to the park conducted in early 2003. The study forms part of a broader economic analysis of…
Publication | 2006
Pay : establishing payments for watershed services
This guide aims to provide practical tools to non specialists essentially water resources planners, river basin managers, non-governmental organizations and private sector operators. It links the most recent practice on payments for hydrological services to current discourse on integrated…