World Bank2013-08-092013-08-092000-06-30https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14981The study reviews Niger's water resources, and planning process, through its short- and medium-term water investment program, and priorities in the water supply, and sanitation sector. Critical challenges are examined for improving its complex water resources management to support economic growth, given its landlocked situation, with diffuse, and mostly rural population, and immense, untapped fossil aquifer supplies. Despite multiple surface water basins, very little precipitation occur, thus the government has recently undertaken a ten-year process of preparing a water resource management investment strategy, one that requires financial resources currently unavailable. Information and data management, institutional arrangements, and the legal, and regulatory framework is analyzed to achieve a feasible master plan, and strengthen implications for the water sub-sectors. Recommendations suggest the development of financing mechanisms, consistent with sustainable management of water resources, in line with strengthening water data collection, and information systems.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADEQUATE WATERAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL WATERAQUACULTUREAVAILABILITY OF WATERAVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER RESOURCESAVAILABLE WATER SUPPLYBASIN AUTHORITYBASIN COMMISSIONBENEFICIAL USECAPACITY BUILDINGCIVIL SOCIETYCOMMUNITY WELLCONSERVATION OF NATURECUBIC METERSDAM CONSTRUCTIONDEMAND FOR WATERDISCHARGEDISTRIBUTION OF WATERDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSDOMESTIC CONNECTIONSDOMESTIC USESDOMESTIC WATERDOMESTIC WATER SUPPLYDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYDROUGHTEFFLUENTSENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEQUITABLE USE OF WATERFARMERSFISHFISH SPECIESFOOD SECURITYGRAZINGGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER EXTRACTIONGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER SOURCESHEAVY METALSHOUSEHOLDSHYDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTUREHYDROELECTRIC POTENTIALHYDROPOWERHYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTHYDROPOWER PRODUCTIONINDUSTRIAL SOURCESINDUSTRIAL WATERINVASIVE SPECIESINVESTMENT PROGRAMIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATION PURPOSESLAND DEGRADATIONLAND TENURELAND USEMAINTENANCE OF WATERMANAGEMENT OF WATERMINISTRY OF WATERNATIONAL WATER COMPANYNATIONAL WATER COUNCILNATIONAL WATER POLICYNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNUTRIENTSOASESOWNERSHIP OF WATERPASTORAL WATERPOLLUTIONPOPULATION CENTERSPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROWTHPOTABLE WATERPOTABLE WATER SUPPLYPRIVATE IRRIGATIONPROGRAMSPUBLIC HEALTHPUMPINGPUMPING STATIONSQUALITY WATERRAINFALLRECHARGEREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRENEWABLE GROUNDWATER RESOURCESRESERVOIRSRIVER BASINRIVER BASINSRIVER FLOWRIVER WATERRIVERSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSAFE WATERSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSANITATION SECTORSANITATION SERVICESSCIENCESSECTORAL POLICIESSERVICE DELIVERYSMALL SCALE IRRIGATIONSOIL CONSERVATIONSOIL EROSIONSOIL MOISTURESOILSSOLAR ENERGYSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER BODIESSURFACE WATER RESOURCESTOWNSURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN WATERWASTE MANAGEMENTWASTEWATERWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATERWATER AVAILABILITYWATER BODIESWATER DEMANDWATER DEMANDSWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER LEGISLATIONWATER MANAGEMENTWATER NEEDSWATER POINTSWATER POLICYWATER POLLUTIONWATER QUALITYWATER REQUIREMENTWATER REQUIREMENTSWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER SECTORWATER SECTOR REFORMWATER SHORTAGEWATER SOURCEWATER SOURCESWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMWATER USEWATER USESWATER UTILITYWATER VOLUMEWATER WITHDRAWALSWATERSWATERSHEDWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWATERSHEDS WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER MANAGEMENTPLANNING RESEARCHWATER SUPPLY & SANITATIONINVESTMENT PROGRAMSECONOMIC GROWTHRURAL POPULATIONAQUIFERSDRYLAND MANAGEMENTINFORMATION SYSTEMSDATA MANAGEMENTINSTITUTION BUILDINGLEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORKFINANCING PLANSWATER UTILIZATIONWorld Bank10.1596/14981