International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

An economic assessment of the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) on performance indicators of water resource management in West Africa: A suggested strategy for avoiding the eminent international water wars

Sule Magaji
  • Sule Magaji
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja Nigeria
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Eke, Chukwuemeka Ifegwu
  • Eke, Chukwuemeka Ifegwu
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja Nigeria
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  •  Received: 03 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 09 March 2015
  •  Published: 28 May 2015

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