"Itinerant Gold Mines": Prostitution in the Cross River Basin of Nigeria, 1930-1950

1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedict B. B. Naanen
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Gold Mines ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross River Basin

Assessing integrated water resources management in Nigeria: insights and lessons from irrigation projects in the Cross River Basin

Water Policy ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel M. Akpabio
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Irrigation Projects ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross River Basin

This paper examines the practice of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in the Cross River Basin, Nigeria. Specific case studies have been made of the irrigation projects of the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) to generate issues and examine implications on the concept of IWRM. A wide range of study methods, including semi-structured interviews, case studies of irrigation projects, personal correspondence, field visits, observation and secondary data was used in the research. In the results, it was observed that the CRBDA irrigation projects are highly under-utilised. The authority has acquired many hectares of land but has developed only 3.4%.There were a number of factors that explained this. These ranged from poor user interests and financing, fragmented and inconsistent policies, declining funding and political commitment as well as problems of accountable and transparent management practices. The paper argues that the above factors relate to the overall influences of macro and micro institutional processes as well as physical challenges that border on water and related resources management in the area. Based on these issues the paper concludes that the policy on IWRM in Nigeria was a sweeping experiment with no meaningful consideration of local contexts and circumstances as well as other institutional issues for operation.

Genitourinary schistosomiasis among pre-primary schoolchildren in a rural community within the Cross River Basin, Nigeria

2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.N. Opara ◽  
N.I. Udoidung ◽  
I.G. Ukpong
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Control Intervention ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross River Basin

AbstractIn Africa, most schistosomiasis control programmes defined the age 5–19 years as the target population for nationwide control through the school systems, excluding the under fives. A study was therefore undertaken to determine the prevalence and intensity of genitourinary schistosomiasis in children aged 0–5 years (pre-primary) in Adim, a rural and endemic community within the Cross River Basin, Nigeria. Of the 126 children examined, 25 (19.8%) were infected with Schistosoma haematobium, with no significant difference (P > 0.05) in infection rates between boys (21.1%) and girls (18.2%). Both prevalence and intensity of infection increased significantly (P <  0.05) with age. The overall geometric mean egg count was 5.9 eggs/10 ml urine. There was no significant association (P > 0.05) between intensity in boys (6.2 eggs/10 ml urine) and girls (5.6 eggs/10 ml urine). A total of 32.5 and 27.8% of the children had haematuria and proteinuria, respectively; it was not gender specific (P > 0.05). Six species of snail were encountered, with Bulinus globosus being the most abundant and widespread. The results of this study have shown that pre-primary schoolchildren are a source of transmission of schistosomiasis in endemic communities and should be integrated into any control intervention.

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