BFP04. Water-use accounts in CPWF basins: Simple water-use accounting of the Volta Basin.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2010
Country:
Ghana, Togo, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast
Document Type:
Working Paper
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Food and Nutrition
First published:
1 January 2010
Authors:
Thomas, M., Kirby, M., Mainuddin, M., Eastham, J. and de Condappa, D.

Abstract

This paper applies the principles of water-use accounts, developed in the first of the series, to the Volta River basin in West Africa. 皇冠体育app Volta Basin covers 6 countries, with 85% of its area in Ghana and Burkina Faso. 皇冠体育app three main tributaries, the Black Volta, White Volta and Oti River, all rise in Burkina Faso. 皇冠体育app major feature of the Basin is the Akosombo dam, which creates the world's largest man-made lake. Precipitation increases strongly from the dry upper reaches in the north of the Basin towards the south, where the river discharges into the Gulf of Benin.

皇冠体育app paper reports on runoff, land use, and water use by rainfed and irrigated agriculture. Possible impacts of climate change on the water cycle are discussed.

Citation

CPWF Working Paper: Basin Focal Projectseries, BFP04. Colombo, Sri Lanka: 皇冠体育app CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 28 pp.

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