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

Water Challenges in Rural and Urban Sub-Saharan Africa and their Management
Author: Joan Nyika
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2023-04-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3031262719

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.

Water Management in Africa and the Middle East

Water Management in Africa and the Middle East
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 313
Release: 1996
Genre: Water resources development
ISBN: 088936804X

Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities

Rural Water Supply in Africa

Rural Water Supply in Africa
Author: Peter Harvey
Publisher: WEDC, Loughborough University
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2004
Genre: Hand pumps
ISBN: 1843800675

This book is designed to assist those responsible for planning, implementing and supporting rural water supply prograames to increase sustainability.

Which Way to Livable and Productive Cities?

Which Way to Livable and Productive Cities?
Author: Kirsten Hommann
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2019-04-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1464814058

For African cities to grow economically as they have grown in size, they must create productive environments to attract investments, increase economic efficiency, and create livable environments that prevent urban costs from rising with increased population densification. What are the central obstacles that prevent African cities and towns from becoming sustainable engines of economic growth and prosperity? Among the most critical factors that limit the growth and livability of urban areas are land markets, investments in public infrastructure and assets, and the institutions to enable both. To unleash the potential of African cities and towns for delivering services and employment in a livable and environmentally friendly environment, a sequenced approach is needed to reform institutions and policies and to target infrastructure investments. This book lays out three foundations that need fixing to guide cities and towns throughout Sub-Saharan Africa on their way to productivity and livability.

OECD Development Pathways Production Transformation Policy Review of Egypt Embracing Change, Achieving Prosperity

OECD Development Pathways Production Transformation Policy Review of Egypt Embracing Change, Achieving Prosperity
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2021-07-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9264660275

Egypt is one of Africa’s industrial heavyweights. Transforming the country's economy to sustain job-rich and sustainable growth are pivotal steps in its march towards prosperity. Today’s search for new development models, accelerated by the unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for shifting up a gear in raising Egypt’s industrial capabilities to compete in an industry 4.0 and agro 4.0 landscape. The Production Transformation Policy Review (PTPR) of Egypt uses a forward-looking framework to assess the country's readiness to embrace change. This includes an analysis of the game-changing potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and perspectives on agro-food and electronics (i.e. what in Egypt is referred to as part of the engineering sector), as well as identifying priorities for future reforms. This review is the result of government-business dialogue, and benefited from peer learning from Italy and Malaysia. It also resulted from international and multi-stakeholder knowledge sharing through a dedicated Peer Learning Group (PLG) and the OECD Initiative for Policy Dialogue on Global Value Chains, Production Transformation and Development.

Gender, Time Use, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gender, Time Use, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: C. Mark Blackden
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2006
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0821365622

The papers in this volume examine the links between gender, time use, and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. They contribute to a broader definition of poverty to include "time poverty," and to a broader definition of work to include household work. The papers present a conceptual framework linking both market and household work, review some of the available literature and surveys on time use in Africa, and use tools and approaches drawn from analysis of consumption-based poverty to develop the concept of a time poverty line and to examine linkages between time poverty, consumption poverty, and ot.

The Future of Water in African Cities

The Future of Water in African Cities
Author: Michael Jacobsen
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821397222

Coping with increasing water demand of rapidly-growing cities in Sub-Saharan Africa will require new and innovative planning and management solutions. This book presents Integrated Urban Water Management, an innovative and holistic approach for all components of the urban water cycle to better adapt to current and future urban water challenges.

Urban Poverty in the Global South

Urban Poverty in the Global South
Author: Diana Mitlin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0415624665

This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres.

Uncharted Waters

Uncharted Waters
Author: Richard Damania
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2017
Genre: Droughts
ISBN: 9781464811791

Uncharted Waters: The New Economics of Water Scarcity

Food Security in Africa

Food Security in Africa
Author: Barakat Mahmoud
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2021-01-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1789857333

This edited volume “Food Security in Africa” is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of food safety and availability, water issues, farming and nutrition. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the public health and food security research area. All chapters are complete in itself but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on Africa’s food security challenges, quality of water, small-scale farming as well as economic and social challenges that this continent is facing. Hopefully, this volume will open new possible research paths for further novel developments.