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The Root Causes of the Declining levels of Water in the Great Ruaha River, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Development Studies

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Title The Root Causes of the Declining levels of Water in the Great Ruaha River, Tanzania
 
Creator Sosovele, H
 
Description Water scarcity is increasingly becoming a critical socio-economic and political problem all over the world. Water for agriculture, domestic use, livestock keeping, industries, transportation and energy supply is becoming scarce, and the situation is worsening. Fighting over access to water is increasing in Tanzania. Although frequency of declining levels of water in the Great Ruaha River is increasing, our understanding of the factors and the dynamics that drive this scarcity is inadequate. This article notes that factors that cause declining levels of water are stronger than the forces that act to prevent it. Some factors take place at the local, national and international levels; and the interactions among them. It is important to understand the root causes and take participatory and holistic approaches in addressing water scarcity in the Great Ruaha River and surrounding areas.
 
Publisher Educational Publishers and Distributors
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2009-11-17
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds/article/view/47886
10.4314/tjds.v7i1.47886
 
Source Tanzania Journal of Development Studies; Vol 7, No 1 (2007); 104-116
2591-6831
0856-9622
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds/article/view/47886/34256
 
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