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West Africa Hopes New Hydropower Dams Will Cut Poverty, Climate Risk

2013-12-18 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AlertNet: West African states in the Niger River Basin are seeking to tackle climate risks and reduce poverty by constructing three hydropower dams in the next five years. In late November, the Council of Ministers of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA), meeting in Cameroon's capital Yaounde, endorsed an environmental and climate action plan for sustainable management of the scenic basin and its rich natural resources, which have come under threat from climate change. The projects include a 102 megawatt (MW)...

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