Water Challenges in Rural and Urban Sub-Saharan Africa and their Management

ISBN-13: 9783031262708 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 80 str.

Mwihaki Joan Nyika; Megersa Olumana Dinka

Opis

Sub-Saharan Africa grapples with many public health issues such as food insecurity, increased prevalence of infectious diseases, limited access to clean water supply, poor nutrition and lack of improved health services for its populace (IMF, 2021). Of all these challenges, the inaccessibility of clean water supply for both the rural and urban populace is the most pressing challenge, which has been exacerbated by extensive pollution and climate change crises.   The issue of water access and supply affects both rural and urban populations.  At rural areas water is accessed in yard taps and in arid regions through water kiosks managed by private owners. Among the urban poor, water access is compromised by poor supply infrastructure especially among informal settlers and risks such as contamination during the supply chain are imminent 

This book therefore seeks to close this knowledge gap by 1) generating a water resources inventory for Sub-Saharan Africa region, 2) exploring the water crises in both its urban and rural settings, 3) understanding the causatives of the crises and 4) suggesting viable solutions to manage the water challenges using named case studies. The aim is to improve understanding on the region’s water problems and advise scholars and policymakers on priority research areas and action plans to better water management for sustainable development. 

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction to Water Resources of Sub-Saharan Africa

·         Available surface water resources

·         Available groundwater resources

Chapter 2: Water Challenges in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 3: Water Challenges in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 4. Management of Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa

4.1  Climate and Runoff Variability

4.2  Increased Costs of Water Access, Infrastructure and Sanitation

4.3  Low Coverage of Water Services

4.4  Water Pollution

4.5  Water Conflicts

4.6  Water Management Problems

4.7  Paucity of Water Resources Information

Chapter 5. Progress towards attaining SDG target on universal access to clean water in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 6: Recommendations to Improve Management of Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.  

Conclusions 

O autorze

  

 Joan Mwihaki Nyika is a Lecturer and researcher at the Technical University of Kenya and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg. Her current position involves carrying out research on hydro-biogeochemistry and integrated land and water management. 

Megersa Olumana Dinka is a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering Science in the University of Johannesburg. His current position involves carrying out research on hydrology, hydraulics, watershed and water management aspects.