Items tagged:
Niger
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Women pay heavier price for big dams
On International Women's Day, we look at how relocating to make way for big dams in West Africa has particular impacts on women
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Niger hosts forum on securing land rights in irrigated areas
On 7-8 May, in the town of Konni, Niger's Minister of Agriculture will chair a national forum on legal protection of land tenure in irrigated areas. The forum will be attended by representatives from government, regional and local authorities, local groups, the private sector and civil society
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Doing dams differently can mean development for all
Should development be just for the majority or is it possible to ensure development for all?
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Ensuring water is equitably allocated and governed
IIED helped bring about fairer and more sustainable water governance to ensure poor and vulnerable communities didn't miss out
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Niger: Tough questions posed by the Kandadji dam development
A new dam in Niger could generate electricity, create thousands of hectares of irrigated land and guarantee water for domestic use and fisheries. But making sure the dam benefits everyone is a complicated business.
