Web Directory

» Emerging Water Management Issues
   Proceedings of a Symposium, February 1998. Discussion focused the impact of social and political impacts on fresh and salt water ecosystems within Africa.
   http://www.aaas.org/international/africa/ewmi/

» IDRC - Management of Water Demand in Africa and the Middle East
   Online book (1997) documents research activities, identifies social issues stemming from the application of specific options, and discusses the nature and scope of WDM as a field of study.
   http://web.idrc.ca/es/ev-9316-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

» IDRC - Water Management in Africa and the Middle East
   Online book (1996) presents key issues, trends and strategies for further research and action.
   http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-9334-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

» Managing Water for African Cities
   A joint initiative of United Nations Environment Programme and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. Purpose of groups is to build water capacity in several chosen demonstration cities, to provide information on good water management practices for
   http://www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=460

» Nile Basin Initiative
   Cooperative venture between nations who share the waters of the Nile river to achieve water security and avert conflicts over water resources. History of the project and maps and photographs of the river.
   http://www.nilebasin.org/

» Nile Basin Society
   A web forum on the Nile River water crisis.
   http://www.nilebasin.com/

» Rainfall Variability and Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Describes patterns of rainfall amounts during periods of years. Includes chart and statistics. Data was compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
   http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/sustdev/EIdirect/EIan0004.htm

» The African Water Page
   Links and reports for African water sector professionals.
   http://www.africanwater.org/