Resources

Facts about violated World Bank and African Development Bank Policies in the controversial Bujagali Project

The World Bank and African Development Bank and other International Finance Institutions (IFIs) are trying to help Uganda develop additional power generation capacity to meet the […]

Niger Basin Atlas

This ‘Atlas of the Niger River Basin’, published with the technical support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), is intended to better know the importance […]

Land Cover and Avian Biodiversity in Rice Fields and Mangroves of West Africa

Sirenews Numbers 45 (April 2006)

Response on Avian Infuenza outbreak in Nigeria

Facts about the outbreak and about the risks.

Sirenews Number 44 (October 2005)

 

The Niger, a lifeline (Summary booklet)

The aim of this study is to develop a decision-support system for effective river management in the Upper Niger, in which ecological and socio-economic impacts […]

The Niger, a lifeline

An extensive study on the impact of existing and planned dams in the Upper Niger. Impacts such as irrigation, hydropower generation but also loss of […]

The Niger, a lifeline (factsheet)

This is a A4 factsheet with the main ourcomes of the extensive study ‘The Niger, a Lifeline’.

Distribution of Waterbirds in Africa

The African Waterbird Census (AfWC) has taken place in the month of January and July every year since 1991. During the April 2001 – March […]