Rwanda: Water users and uses assessment

FAO

Rwanda: Water users and uses assessment

KnoWat: Knowing water better - Towards a more equitable and sustainable access to natural resources to achieve food security

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) The project Knowing water better - Towards a more equitable and sustainable access to natural resources to achieve food security (KnoWat) developed an approach to water users and uses assessment that allows information collected in the field to be entered directly into a central database from smartphones or tablets. It is important for the central and local governments to have accurate data on the various users of water, water uses and sources, and to be able to monitor the extent to which water users are operating with water abstraction permits.

Language English

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