From Traditional to Modern African Water Management

Lessons for the Future

Andreas Haarstrick editor Oluwatoyin A Odeku editor Chrispin Kowenje editor Timothy Biswick editor Gideon Ajeagah editor Stephen Ojwach editor Gnon Baba editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:15th Oct '22

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From Traditional to Modern African Water Management cover

This book preserves and scientifically interprets the African foreknowledge on water resources management. It offers insight into the relevance of the traditional knowledge and practices to modern approaches on sustainable water management. The African continent has partially preserved its natural habitat for centuries. In this book, this knowledge is combined with the current scientific understanding. The traditional practices are categorized as: i) water harvesting, ii) water transportation, iii) water storage and conservation, iv) water treatments, v) myths and folk stories about water management or conservation, vi) water resource management systems, and vii) soil–water–forest conservation/management systems sub-topics. The findings presented here are in line with SDG 6, which aims at ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by the year 2030.

ISBN: 9783031096624

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

288 pages

1st ed. 2022