Authors :
Shaibu Ochoche; Victor Emeka Ajumobi
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 2 - February
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7684617
Abstract :
Water sustains large human activities without
adequate care. Portable water supply is vital for health
and survival. In Nigeria, the Niger Delta region often
suffers from the availability of portable water. The
demand is on the rise and the available water is
continuously under threat. Discussed in this paper are
threats to sustainable water supply and management
which include; equipment and infrastructure decay, lack
of accessibility and maintenance, poor management,
indiscriminate dumping of refuse in ponds, rivers and
other water bodies, oil leakage from exploration
activities and high rate of abstraction attributed to high
demand for portable water caused by population
increase in the region. The strategies suggested for
remediating these challenges include; adequate
management of water resources by government and
related stakeholders, public sensitization, surveillance of
water projects, efficiency of water use, efficient waste
disposal systems and effective legislation and policy
implementation for sustainable water supply and
management in the Niger Delta.
Keywords :
Sustainable Water, Water Supply, Water Management, Challenges, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
Water sustains large human activities without
adequate care. Portable water supply is vital for health
and survival. In Nigeria, the Niger Delta region often
suffers from the availability of portable water. The
demand is on the rise and the available water is
continuously under threat. Discussed in this paper are
threats to sustainable water supply and management
which include; equipment and infrastructure decay, lack
of accessibility and maintenance, poor management,
indiscriminate dumping of refuse in ponds, rivers and
other water bodies, oil leakage from exploration
activities and high rate of abstraction attributed to high
demand for portable water caused by population
increase in the region. The strategies suggested for
remediating these challenges include; adequate
management of water resources by government and
related stakeholders, public sensitization, surveillance of
water projects, efficiency of water use, efficient waste
disposal systems and effective legislation and policy
implementation for sustainable water supply and
management in the Niger Delta.
Keywords :
Sustainable Water, Water Supply, Water Management, Challenges, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
