Interpretive summary
Before its recent civil war, the population of Rwanda was about 7 million people; it now is 5 million (GOR 1995). Approximately 1 million people are believed to have died in the conflict. The remaining 1 million, the subject of this article, are housed in camps for refugees in Tanzania and Zaïre. This paper describes the effects of refugees in western Tanzania upon land and water resources. It concludes with recommendations of actions to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of this and future refugee crises.
Footnotes
Curtis J. Paskett, 12 Princes Way, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5DU, United Kingdom, is an independent consultant in soil and water resource planning. He was employed as a consultant to Environmental Resources Management, Ltd., during the conduct of this study.
- Copyright 1998 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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