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African project seeks model solution to water shortage

Nature volume 424, page 359 (2003)Cite this article

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Water supply is one of the toughest issues facing the world's poorest countries. But an innovative project in West Africa could offer a way forward, according to hydrologists involved in the scheme.

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Schiermeier, Q. African project seeks model solution to water shortage. Nature 424, 359 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/424359b

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