Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Overview of Niger River Basin Countries and Basin History -- The Countries of the Niger River Basin -- History of the Basin -- 2 The Physical Geography of the Niger River Basin -- Physical Environment and Hydrography -- Navigable River Segments -- Geology and Hydrogeology -- Soils -- Natural Environment -- Climatic Conditions -- Climate and Water Resources Variability -- 3 The Niger River Basin's Water Resources -- Hydrology -- Transport of Suspended and Dissolved Solids -- Water Quality -- Closing Comments on the Technical Chapters -- 4 Cooperative Development of the Niger River Basin: Criteria for Success -- Promoting Development and Poverty Reduction -- From Unilateral to Cooperative Development -- Laying the Institutional Foundation for Cooperation -- A Political Mandate: The Shared Vision and Sustainable Development Action Program -- Making Cooperation Happen in the Niger River Basin -- People and the Environment: A Focus of Cooperation -- Criteria for Success and Ways Forward -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1: Main Maps of the Niger River Basin -- Appendix 2: Technical Supporting Information -- Appendix 3: Overview of Data Management -- Appendix 4: Glossary -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index.

The Niger River Basin, home to 100 million people, is a vital yet complex asset for West and Central Africa. It is the continent's third largest river basin, traversing nine countries -Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. The River embodies both these nations' livelihoods and their geopolitics. It is not simply water but rather an origin of identity, a route for migration and commerce, a source of conflict, and a catalyst for cooperation. Cooperation among decision-makers and users is crucial to address the threats to water resources. The Niger Basin Authority is mandated to foster this cooperation and sharing of resources. The Basin riparians have renewed their commitment to address sustainable management and development of the Basin's resources through an improved framework and a Shared Vision process. Niger River Basin provides an overview of the water resources potential, discussing the river basin's, geology, hydrology, climate, and water quality and use, and providing a vision and approaches for sustainable development of water resources. It serves as a tool for transborder cooperative environmental and water resource management by capturing the full spectrum of the Niger ecosystem's values and benefits and supporting the integration of science and decision-making. A comprehensive overview of the Niger River Basin water resources and their sustainability, this title will be of interest to decision-makers, stakeholders, and the technical/scientific community.

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