Water conflicts in tropical watersheds: hydroeconomic simulations of water sharing policies between upstream small private irrigators and downstream large public irrigation schemes in Burkina Faso
irrigation; water allocation; efficiency; trade-off; Burkina Faso
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Kpadonou, Rivaldo; Comité inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sècheresse au Sahel (CILSS)
Barbier, Bruno; Institut international de l'Ingénierie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement (2iE
Wellens, Joost ; Université de Liège > DER Sc. et gest. de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environ.) > DER Sc. et gest. de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environ.)
Sauret, Elie; Université de Liège - ULiège > ARGENCO
Zangre, Adolphe; Ministère de l'Agriculture du Burkina Faso
Language :
English
Title :
Water conflicts in tropical watersheds: hydroeconomic simulations of water sharing policies between upstream small private irrigators and downstream large public irrigation schemes in Burkina Faso
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