(a) List any five member-countries of the Niger Basin Commission. (b) State five objectives of...
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WAEC 2010
(a) List any five member-countries of the Niger Basin Commission.
(b) State five objectives of the Niger Basin Commission.
Explanation
(a) Members of the River Niger Basin Commission (RNBC):
- Nigeria
- Republic of Benin
- Cameroun
- Chad
- Mali
- Niger
- Burkina Faso
- Cote d'ivorie/Ivory Coast
(b) Objectives of the River Niger Basin Commission (RNBC):
(i) Exploitation of the resources of the Niger River as well as its tributaries.
(ii) To liaise with member-countries in information dissemination.
(iii) To consider plans and suggestions from member-countries and make recommendations.
(iv) To undertake surveys on how navigable the river is.
(v) To explore the repercussion on member countries of the establishment of structures on the river.
(vi) To explore the possibility of establishing reservoirs, fishing industries, dams and irrigation projects.
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