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The drill scene in the village. Groundwater in Nigeria is widely used for domestic, agricultural, and industrial supplies. The Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation estimate that in 2018 60% of the total population were dependent on groundwater point sources for their main drinking water source: 73% in rural areas and 45% in urban areas. [1]
Water supply service quality and cost recovery are low. Water tariffs are low and many water users do not pay their bills. Service providers thus rely mostly on occasional subsidies to cover their operating costs. [5] National policies and Initiatives encourages the participation of private sector and reform of policy at the State level. [6]
Aquaculture allows for fish to be farmed for production and provide more jobs for the local people of Nigeria. Overfishing is not the only impact on marine communities. Climate change, habitat loss, and pollution are all added pressures to these important ecosystems. The banks of the Niger River are desirable and ideal locations for people to ...
At least 603 people have been killed by flooding in Nigeria, and all but three of the 36 states in the West African nation have been impacted, the Nigerian humanitarian affairs ministry said on ...
Sand and water on the side of the road, causing erosion on the environment Plastic bags dumped by the road side in Katete in mbarara district in western Uganda. The erosion caused by rains, rivers and winds as well as over-use of soils for agriculture and low use of manures have resulted in turning the soils infertile, as for example, in the plains of the Nile and the Orange River.
With increased sedimentation in waterways, water quality is reduced and reservoirs are more likely to need treatment at water utilities. Mammals, birds, and plants are predominately affected by the erosion crisis. Inaccessible roads. Unfavorable catchment shape. Human impact; Impact of gully erosion on roads, along 9th mile road Enugu, Nigeria.
Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent ...
Natural disasters like floods and droughts have a devastating effect on food production, storage, nutrition, and quality in countries with poor incomes. [13] Research characterized drought as a situation marked by insufficient water availability. [14] Many researchers offer context-specific definitions of drought.