Availability of water for domestic, agricultural industrial uses and implications for sustainable development.

Abstract

This paper examines that the water sources in the country needs protection so as to safeguard the many lives that depend on them and avoid leaving unhealthy legacy for our future generation. Urgent recording is therefore required in the water quality and environmental monitoring so as to forestall disaster. However, it is necessary that sustainable development of the nation's water resources be fitted into a general scheme of environmental conservation. It must include adequate attention to proper land conservation in the watershed areas.

In addition, the poor manpower situation of the water agencies can be addressed through a review of government policy and regulation that puts water in the social sector of the economy. This will give the water agencies greater freedom in commercializing vital aspects of their operations and services and thus ensure sustainable use of water sources.


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