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Table 13 The annual labour costs of extracting water from wells to replace the case study wetlands (based on wages in 1999)
Wetland | Number of monthly herders’ salaries to extract water (8,000 UM/month) | Annual cost of water extraction (UM) |
|---|---|---|
Goungel | 865 | 6,920,646 |
Oum Lellé | 1,012 | 8,095,748 |
Sawana | 144 | 1,155,718 |
Chlim | 220 | 1,758,238 |
Tali | 1,413 | 11,304,322 |
Tamchekett | 283 | 2,266,022 |
Boichiche | 179 | 1,430,184 |