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Roads as dams: Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, it is standard practice to consider optimizing designing roads in such a way that they can be used as small dams. Benefits of this approach are substantial, especially among the small farmers dwelling in the roadside communities.


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Last modified: September 2, 2015

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