Africa regional document: water resource development in Africa
4th World Water Forum, Mexico, 2006:
The report presents the main challenges and opportunities of water development in Africa, the major actions needed to boost water services and resource management, and exemplary local actions that should be promoted, scaled up or replicated for enhanced development and achievement of sustainability.
Chapter 3 presents the main water-related challenges facing Africa, including water scarcity, climate variability and natural risks; and Chapter 4 focuses on the region’s response to the challenges such as risk management and the development of disaster risk reduction strategies for the region, and includes examples of local actions.