scholarly journals Water Futures and Solutions: Options to Enhance Water Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 93-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thokozani Kanyerere ◽  
Sylvia Tramberend ◽  
Audrey D. Levine ◽  
Portia Mokoena ◽  
Paul Mensah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Security ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Urban groundwater quality in sub-Saharan Africa: current status and implications for water security and public health

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1093-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Lapworth ◽  
D. C. W. Nkhuwa ◽  
J. Okotto-Okotto ◽  
S. Pedley ◽  
M. E. Stuart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Urban Groundwater ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals An Assessment of the 2015–2017 Drought in Windhoek

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre van Rensburg ◽  
Cecilia Tortajada
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Response Plan ◽  
Sub Saharan

Namibia is the most arid country in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Windhoek, the capital city, accelerated population growth and expanding economic activities, coupled with highly variable rainfall and multiyear droughts, have jeopardized water security and put enormous stress on socioeconomic development. This paper offers a review of the 2015–2017 drought and the responses that were implemented during it, with a focus on engagement with the public, industries, and public institutions to achieve water-saving targets. It also considers how the use of the Windhoek Drought Response Plan during the 2015–2017 drought furthered preparedness efforts for future droughts. The assessment ends with a discussion of government responses, challenges faced, and lessons learned—lessons that can hopefully pave the way for more effective responses to future drought situations in the country.

scholarly journals Risks and responses to universal drinking water security

2013 ◽  
Vol 371 (2002) ◽  
pp. 20120417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Hope ◽  
Michael Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Institutional Costs ◽  
Sub Saharan

Risks to universal drinking water security are accelerating due to rapid demographic, climate and economic change. Policy responses are slow, uneven and largely inadequate to address the nature and scale of the global challenges. The challenges relate both to maintaining water security in increasingly fragile supply systems and to accelerating reliable access to the hundreds of millions who remain water-insecure. A conceptual framework illustrates the relationship between institutional, operational and financial risks and drinking water security outcomes. We apply the framework to nine case studies from rural and urban contexts in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Case studies are purposively selected based on established and emerging examples of political, technological or institutional reforms that address water security risks. We find broad evidence that improved information flows reduce institutional costs and promote stronger and more transparent operational performance to increase financial sustainability. However, political barriers need to be overcome in all cases through internal or external interventions that require often decadal time frames and catalytic investments. No single model exists, though there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate that risks to drinking water security can be reduced even in the most difficult and challenging contexts.

INVESTIGATING WATER SECURITY IN CAMEROON: CASE OF MUTENGENE, SW REGION

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 2253-2269
Author(s):  
AMUNGWA Ivan ◽  
TABIKAM and ZANKE ◽  
Norman TEM
Keyword(s):  
Water System ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Household Water ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Instrumental Role

Water plays an instrumental role in the development of any community or society, unfortunately achieving household water security in many regions of the world, especially in Sub-saharan Africa and particularly Cameroon, is of global concern. This study thoroughly examines factors affecting water security within the Mutengene Community Water System and proposes sustainable alternatives to ensuring water security amongst imminent changes. Data was obtained through the use of interviews and semi-structured questionnaires on households, field and Laboratory analyses were carried out on collected water samples.

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