Water and Land in the Sahel Mapping the Flow

• Main Authors: Pase, Andrea, Garcia, Angela Kronenburg, Pepa, Mariasole, Gianoli, Federico, Bertoncin, Marina, Braga, Carla
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2025; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Studies in African Geography
• Subjects: Africa; African Studies; agricultural irrigation projects; Anthropology; Climate change; Cultural & Ethnic Studies; Cultural and media studies; Cultural studies; Development economics and emerging economies; Development studies; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; Economics; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; Environmental management; Geography; History; Human geography; Interdisciplinary studies; large-scale irrigation projects; Natural Resources; Nature; North; Pollution and threats to the environment; population movements; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Regional / International studies; Sahel Wetlands; Social and cultural anthropology; Social Crises; Social impact of environmental issues; Social Science; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology; sustainable development; The environment; WebGIS; sustainable development; African studies; population movements; large-scale irrigation projects; Social Crises; Sahel Wetlands; agricultural irrigation projects; WebGIS
• ISBN: 1032551224; 9781032551227; 1032551259; 9781032551258; 1003429114; 1040364853; 9781040364857; 9781003429111
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003429111

Drawing on over 30 years of research, this book investigates the intermingling of land and water in the Sahel, analysing landscapes defined by the ebb and flow of rainfall, flooding and population movements, as well as environmental, political and social crises. Exploring both the seasonal flooding of rivers around the Nile, Chari-Logone, Niger and Senegal, as well as agricultural irrigation projects such as dams, canals and pumping stations, the book examines the different narratives related to water and land in the Sahel. It combines fieldwork research with remote sensing, big data and GIS mapping to outline the ever-changing interplay between land and water in the region. Beyond this, the book also reinterprets the colonial and post-colonial legacies of large-scale irrigation projects and the geopolitical interests which defined them. Supported by an Open Access website with a WebGIS and further maps and analysis, this book is an essential read for policy makers and development practitioners in the region, as well as for researchers and scholars across the fields of geography, history, political science, sustainable development and African studies.