Water and the Development of Africa: Past, Present, and Future / Edition 1

by Kwadwo A. Sarfoh

Overview

This book examines Africa's water resources from pre-historic times to the present, illustrating how Africans and their rulers formulated water management systems to support water-sector activities including irrigation, livestock raising, fishing, river transportation, industry, and the generation of hydropower so crucial to the continent's socio-economic transformation of its communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433128615
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	01/24/2016
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	169
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kwadwo A. Sarfoh earned his B.A. (Hons) and his M.A at the University of Ghana, Legon. He received his PhD from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Sarfoh has taught at the University of Science and Technology Kumasi (now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Tennessee Technological University, and University at Albany, State University of New York.

Table of Contents

Contents: Water: The Irreplaceable Natural Resource – Water Resources of Africa – Who Controls Africa’s Water Resources?
– Water in the Formation of the Civilizations of Africa – Rivers as Gateways to Inner Africa – Water Use in Colonial Africa – Water Use and Post-Colonial Development – Water and Development in Africa in the 21^st Century – Appendix: Water: Conflict Chronology in Africa.