Africa�s living rivers: Managing for sustainability
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Date
2021
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MIT Press
Abstract
Africa�s human population is growing rapidly and is set to account for 40 percent
of global numbers by 2100. Further development of its inland waters, to enhance
water and energy security, is inevitable. Will it follow the development pathway of
industrialized countries, often destructive of ecosystems, biodiversity, and riverdependent social structures, or can it chart a new way into the future based on global lessons of equity and sustainability? This essay tracks the global and African
growth of the benefits and costs of water resource developments, explores the reasons for the costs, and offers insights on new scientific thinking that can help guide
Africa to a more sustainable future.
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Human population, Water quality, Energy security, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Africa
Citation
King, J., & Brown, C. (2021). Africa�s living rivers: Managing for sustainability. Daedalus, 150(4), 240-259. 10.1162/DAED_a_01882