Thumbnail Image

AQUASTAT - Dams and agriculture in Africa

FAO AQUASTAT REPORTS

Year of publication 2007

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 14 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This paper gives an overview of dams in Africa, their main purpose, and future prospects. The inventory includes almost 1 300 large and medium-size dams, 40 percent of which are located in South Africa. The majority of dams has been constructed to facilitate irrigation (52 percent) and to supply water to municipalities (20 percent). Almost 20 percent of dams have multiple purposes, of which irrigation is almost always one of the purposes. Although only 6 percent of dams were built primarily for electricity generation, hydroelectric power accounts for more than 80 percent of total power generation in 18 African countries and for more than 50 percent in 25 countries.

Language English

Also available in:
No results found.

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
    Document
    AQUASTAT - Getting to grips with water information for agriculture 2003
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    This document was prepared for the Sixth Water Information Summit, Delft (WIS6), The Netherlands, 9-12 September 2003. It describes the AQUASTAT information system, which consists mainly of: a) systematic descriptions of the state of agricultural water management by country; b) up-to-date online data by country; c) digital geographical data on water resources and irrigation; d) specific thematic studies. Its experience indicates the importance of systematic data and information collection and evaluation, harmonized definitions and classifications, associated metadata, support for evaluation in the database management system, website properties to guarantee quick and good access for all users, and collaboration with other institutes.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
    AQUASTAT - Global information system on water and agriculture  2003
    Also available in:
    This information brochure describes AQUASTAT, FAO’s global information system on water and agriculture, operational since 1993. It collects, analyses and disseminates data and information by country and by region. Its aim is to provide users interested in global, regional and national analysis (e.g. policy-makers, decision-makers and researchers) with the most accurate, reliable, consistent and up-to-date information available on water resources and agricultural water management. All AQUASTAT products are available on the Web site and as published reports or on CD-ROM.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (series)
    AQUASTAT - Global database on municipal wastewater production, collection, treatment, discharge and direct use in agriculture
    FAO AQUASTAT REPORTS
    2012
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    This paper describes the rationale and method to setup and feed the FAO global database on municipal wastewater production, collection, treatment, discharge or direct use in agriculture. To feed the database the best available sources of information have been reviewed, including peer-reviewed papers, proceedings of workshops, conferences and expert meetings, global or regional databases, as well as country briefs, national reports and direct communications by country government officials and experts. Data from these sources is selected, analyzed, validated and harmonized based on criteria and rules developed for accuracy and consistency of the information. The validated data are integrated in the online country database of AQUASTAT, FAO’s global information system on water and agriculture, so as to have updated information on availability and use of secondary and non conventional sources of water.
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

No results found.