11 Aug 2009
The Volta Basin Water Allocation System: assessing the impact of small-scale reservoir development on the water resources of the Volta basin, West Africa
C. Leemhuis
Center for Development Research, Walter-Flex-Strasse 3, Bonn, Germany
G. Jung
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
now at: C.N.R. Institute for Atmospheric Pollution, Division of Rende, Italy
R. Kasei
Center for Development Research, Walter-Flex-Strasse 3, Bonn, Germany
J. Liebe
Center for Development Research, Walter-Flex-Strasse 3, Bonn, Germany
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