Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries.

Pavelic, Paul; Giordano, Mark; Keraita, Bernard; Ramesh, Vidya; Rao, T Nageswara

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“…The factors which occasion the massive failures in the water systems vary spatially and temporally. In South Africa, for instance, Pavelic et al (2012), Marks et al (2013) and, Eva (2015 attributed the mass failures in the water systems to inadequate technology and skills as well as to the shrinking service providers' budgets. A study undertaken in 2006 revealed that an additional 1,100 municipal plumbers were needed countrywide in order to cope with operation and maintenance of water service infrastructure.…”

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“…The big rivers including the Nile (4,000 miles), Niger (2,300 miles), Zambezi (1,899 miles), Congo (3,000 miles), Benue, Senegal, Orange, Limpopo, etc., are perennial and dynamic river resources (Jasper, 1976). Similarly; the Sahel region (Mali, Niger, Chad, and Burkina Faso) has abundant groundwater reserves (Pavelic et al, 2012). Majority of the residents in the region have entrenched dependence on wells and boreholes for the provision of water supplies (Gbadegesin & Olorundemi, 2007;Abaje et al, 2009).…”

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“…Pavelic et al ( 2012) and Eva et al (2015) reported that quality and sustainable water supply still remains an acute problem in most of these countries due to wide-spread water infrastructural decay and frequent system breakdowns, among other factors. Literature evidences show that variations in national water supply policies have led to the adoption of varied strategies to accelerate access to potable water in these countries (Gbadegesin & Olorundemi, 2007;Abaje et al, 2009;Pavelic et al, 2012). Tackling the problems of water crisis and reducing shortages in the sampled countries of SSA in the long-term requires new thinking; new policies and strategies.…”

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The Use of Desalination Technologies to Alleviate Water Shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Challenges and Recommendations

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“…However non-drought years can scarcely replenish the water deficit because too little of the meager rain that falls is retained long enough to help drive the processes supporting ecosystems and society. During the brief rainy season (4 months on average), precipitation occurs with very high variability in space and time and with such intensity that runs off often exceeds percolation, and groundwater levels are not replenished (Filippi et al 1990;Wang et al 2010;Pavelic et al 2012).…”

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Riverine Ecosystem Management

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2018

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Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author (s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paperThis Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management Jan Sendzimir and Stefan SchmutzThis book is dedicated to those interested in the natural and social sciences and elements of governance that will support the sustainable management of rivers and aquatic ecosystems. Since elements of nature and society interact to determine the integrity and trajectory of these systems, they are referred to hereafter as socialecological systems (SESs). This introduction opens the door to these topics in four steps. It begins by explaining why a book dedicated to river management and science is needed at this point. In the second part, it outlines the history of some of the major developments that challenge the integrity of SESs worldwide. In the third part, it describes several of the principal tools used to study as well as manage SES. Tools to measure the degree of degradation of an SES include indicators of biological integrity, ecosystem health, and resilience. Tools to assess and manage the trajectory of an SES include the DPSIR and adaptive management. The introduction closes by outlining the structure of the book through the progression of its chapters. Justification of BookRivers are among the most threatened ecosystems of the world. For more than a centur...

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“…Information on Kenya's groundwater resources is limited because extensive groundwater survey has not been done [20]. Furthermore, despite Kenya sharing an estimated 54% of its water resources with neighbouring countries, the state of the water resources within the shared basins and the probable future demands by neighbour countries has not been established, neither has operational trans- which outlines the strategy with which its mandate will be achieved [3].…”

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Challenges Faced by the Kenya Water Sector Management in Improving Water Supply Coverage

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Kamiya²

2018

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Water is an important component in national development. Despite the efforts of the Kenyan government to increase water coverage throughout the country so that economic development of the nation remains unimpeded, recent statistics show that the rate of water supply improvement is unlikely to support the nation's long-term development goals. This paper examines literature, reports, studies and other relevant information regarding Kenya's water sector in order to expose the underlying causes of the challenges the sector management faces. It also analyses the interrelationships between the challenges and discusses opportunities for improvement. From the study, nine root causes of the challenges that are of technical, economic and social in nature were identified. As they evolve, they conjoin into other problem scenarios characterised by: unsustainability of water supply systems, low social acceptance of interventions, low investment in the sector and water-related conflicts. It is also observed that the sector management has opportunity for improving the current situation through adoption of elaborate monitoring strategies for water services and water resources, embracing sustainable technologies and involving target beneficiaries in water supply development. Great strides can be achieved by the sector through Adaptive Management (AM).

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Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries.

Cited by 109 publications

References 8 publications

The Use of Desalination Technologies to Alleviate Water Shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Challenges and Recommendations

The Use of Desalination Technologies to Alleviate Water Shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Challenges and Recommendations

Riverine Ecosystem Management

Challenges Faced by the Kenya Water Sector Management in Improving Water Supply Coverage

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