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    The north-western Sahara aquifer system: concerted management of a transboundary water basin

    Sahara and Sahel Observatory, 2008
    The North-western Sahara aquifer system (NWSAS) shared by Algeria, Libya and Tunisia contains considerable water reserves; however, it is largely unrenewable and not fully exploitable.
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    The natural capital approach: a concept paper

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2008
    Natural Capital is gaining considerable interest as a means for devising policies that reconcile economic and environmental imperatives.This concept paper, funded by Environment Canada, explores the Natural Capital Approach  as a means for identifying and quantifying natural resources and associated ecosystem goods and services that can help integrate ecosystem-oriented management with eco
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    The economic impact of climate change in Namibia: how climate change will affect the contribution of Namibia’s natural resources to its economy

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007
    Climate change is likely to exacerbate the dry conditions already experienced in Southern Africa; but these predictions gain little policy attention in Southern African countries. This paper discusses how Namibia must take steps to provide some economic indicators of how climate change will affect the country and ensure that all its policies and activities are ‘climate proofed’.