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

Joan Nyika, Megersa Olumana Dinka (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

IX, 112 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-26270-8 (ISBN)

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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 Africaregion, 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.

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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	25.04.2023
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology
Zusatzinfo	IX, 112 p. 18 illus., 16 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	201 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
Schlagworte	Climate-Change Impacts • Economic growth, water and gender issues • Food insecurity and infectious diseases • groundwater • Limited clean water supply • Public health issues • Sub-Saharan Africa • Supply chain and infrastructure • Surface Water • Water Conflicts • Water pollution • water scarcity
ISBN-10	3-031-26270-0 / 3031262700
ISBN-13	978-3-031-26270-8 / 9783031262708
Zustand	Neuware