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Water for people.pdf - WHO Thailand Digital Repository

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20Table of contentsGeneral Context 450Map 20.1: Locator map 450Map 20.2: Basin map 451Location 450Physical characteristics 450Senegal River Basin,Guinea, Mali,Mauritania, SenegalTable 20.1: Hydrological characteristics of the Senegal River basin 450Table 20.2: Summary of physical data 450Socio-economic characteristics 450Population 450Table 20.3: Summary of socio-economic data in the OMVS member states 451Agriculture 452Mining sector 452Industry 452Energy 452Navigation 453Table 20.4: <strong>Water</strong> use by sector within the OMVS area (in millions m3) 453<strong>Water</strong> Resources 453Hydrology 453Rainfall 453Surface water 453Table 20.5: Seasonal changes in Senegal River discharge since 1951 453Groundwater 453<strong>Water</strong> quality 454Impact of development on the population and on natural resources 454Principal negative effects 454Principal positive effects 455<strong>Water</strong> resources database and in<strong>for</strong>mation 455Challenges to Life and Well-Being 456A difficult context 456The filling of dams 456By: The Organization <strong>for</strong> theDevelopment of the Senegal River(OMVS, Organisation pour la mise envaleur du fleuve Sénégal)

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