Challenges of Water Supply Sustainability in an Emerging Economy
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 3
Abstract
Water is a colourless, transparent, odourless, liquid which forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. “All life is water”, said Thales, the Greek philosopher, this paper examines the twin problems which is the access and availability of water resources in Africa especially in Nigeria, Its intricate relationship that exists between their exploitation, use and availability at once, and environmental sustainability. Access to water for different use categories is assessed to be relatively low in the country, even though there are indications of marginal improvement since the advent of a new democratic dispensation. The gap between water need and supply has widened steadily in African continent, despite continuous efforts made to develop the nation’s vast surface and groundwater resources. Acute water shortages afflict the inhabitants of the towns and cities. The paper revealed factors affecting water management in the country include; Lack of effective compliance to policies, weak data base, fragmented responsibility, climate change, poor state of infrastructure, cost intensive, corruption, and low rate of costs recovery as the bulk of available water supply is unmetered and where metered, ridiculously low rates are charged. Thus; in order to ameliorate these challenges; recommendations were made in achieving sustainable water resources. There is need for total compliance to water management policies (both local and international), encourage stakeholder participation, enforcement of existing laws and regulatory responsibilities. There is also a great need for management policy that aims at financial viability and economic efficiency like increasing production and distribution costs.
Authors and Affiliations
Adibe Timothy Nnaemeka, Samuel. E Ugwuanyi, Mmonwuba N. C
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