Open AccessAssessment of Urban Domestic Water Demand and Supply in Edo North, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Olatunbosun Bada,
Alhassan A.I,
E O Momoh,
Olotu Yahaya,
M. Osagioduwa,
H I Dirisu,
C. I. Ayilaran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of production and thermal engineering (ijpte)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-8029
DOI - 10.35940/ijpte.b2006.061221
Subject(s) - water supply , water resources , water security , water resource management , population , resource (disambiguation) , environmental science , current (fluid) , water use , geography , environmental engineering , engineering , environmental health , medicine , ecology , computer network , electrical engineering , computer science , biology
An exponential increase in the global population hasseriously put pressure on land and water resources. It is projectedthat 33% of the worldwide people will be highly water-stressed bythe 2050s if effective strategies are not developed. The studyassessed urban domestic water demand and supply in Edo Northsenatorial district in Edo State, Nigeria. This is with the view ofexploring some critical water resource variables to determinewater security, distribution, and accessibility of safe drinkingwater in Edo North in Edo State in Nigeria. Integrated WaterResource Management Tools (IWRT) such as Water PovertyIndex (WPI) and Water Accessibility Indicator (WAI) was applied.The results show that Auchi is highly water-stressed at theEstako-west area with MPI and WAI values of 0.24 and 0.33.Conversely, Okpella and Agenebode in Eskako central have MPIand WAI values 0.34 and 0.31, and 0.31 and 0.32. Sabo Gida Oraand Isobe in Owan East and West have better safe drinking watercoverage and accessibility with the indicator values of 0.54, 0.53[WPI], and 0.61 and 0.59 [WAI]. It is generally observed that thesupply of potable water in the Edo North is highly unsecured andunsustainable to meet the current and future demand. Valuableand economic time is wasted to gather water from an averageclosest distance of 1.3 km from home to some designated watertaps. In conclusion, it is imperative to design a robust integratedwater policy that should include Private-Public-Partnership (PPP)to invest in the provision of safe drinking water.