West Africa hopes new hydropower dams will cut poverty, climate risk

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West Africa hopes new hydropower dams will cut poverty, climate risk

Countries: Mali; + 8 more
Sources: Reuters
Publication date: December 17, 2013
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Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:59 PM
Author: Elias Ntungwe Ngalame

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – 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.

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