Changing hydro-ecological dynamics of rivers and deltas of the Western Indian Ocean : anthropogenic and environmental drivers, local adaptation and policy response

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dc.contributor.authorDevail, Stéphane
dc.contributor.authorHamerlynck, Olivier
dc.contributor.authorParon, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorHervé, Dominique
dc.contributor.authorNyingi, Wanja D.
dc.contributor.authorLeone, Michele
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-17T18:48:44Z
dc.date.available2020-01-17T18:48:44Z
dc.date.issued2017-10-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper details common characteristics of the rivers flowing into the Western Indian Ocean as well as their specificities, the changes affecting their hydro-ecological rhythms, and their consequences downstream, especially in the deltas. In the river systems of the Western Indian Ocean, the flood pulse is the engine of productivity through the direct relationship between flood extent and ecosystem production. Large scale land conversions and the construction of dams create salt water intrusion and catchment degradation. On a multi-decadal time scale, the current approach is not sustainable. Coastal wetland systems are rapidly losing their value: between 1997 and 2011 swamps and floodplains lost 64% of their surface area, while tidal marshes and mangroves lost 22% globally.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58362
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Masson SASen
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crte.2017.09.004
dc.subjectHYDROLOGYen
dc.subjectDELTASen
dc.subjectCATCHMENT HYDROLOGYen
dc.subjectWETLANDSen
dc.subjectFLOODSen
dc.subjectRUNOFF WATERen
dc.subjectDAMSen
dc.subjectSALT WATER INTRUSIONen
dc.subjectELECTRICITYen
dc.subjectINDIAN OCEANen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleChanging hydro-ecological dynamics of rivers and deltas of the Western Indian Ocean : anthropogenic and environmental drivers, local adaptation and policy responseen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder©2017 Académie des sciences
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceMGC signed post January 2008en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108064001
idrc.project.number108064
idrc.project.titleCARIAA Communications Strategy and Implementationen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-252028
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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