TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nyika,Joan
AU  - Dinka,Megersa Olumana
TI  - Water Challenges in Rural and Urban Sub-Saharan Africa and their Management
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
SN  - 9783031262715
U1  - 551.48 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer Nature Switzerland, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Water
KW  - Hydrology
KW  - Sustainability
KW  - Environment
KW  - Food security
KW  - Earth sciences
KW  - Geography
KW  - Environmental Sciences
KW  - Food Security
KW  - Earth and Environmental Sciences
N1  - 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
N2  - 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.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26271-5
ER  -