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Impact of climate change on domestic water accessibility in Bamenda III Sub-Division, North West region, Cameroon
Author(s) -
Suiven John Paul Tume
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the journal of the cameroon academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-3948
pISSN - 2617-393X
DOI - 10.4314/jcas.v17i2.4
Subject(s) - urbanization , climate change , water resources , geography , environmental science , precipitation , population , water resource management , water supply , socioeconomics , environmental engineering , environmental health , economic growth , medicine , ecology , sociology , meteorology , economics , biology
The effects of climate change are felt most at the household level, when taps and springs run dry for several weeks or months, forcing people to access potable water from doubtful sources. There has been an increase in the population of Bamenda III without a proportionate increase in the water supply capacity. This has resulted in severe water crises, even though Bamenda III municipality has water supplies from the Council, Community, CAMWATER, natural springs and streams, wells and boreholes. Household data on water accessibility against a backdrop of a changing climate was collected using 269 questionnaires to assess perceptions on the state of water resources and climate. Rainfall data were collected from 1963-2019 and results revealed that mean annual rainfall is at 182.52 mm, with a standard deviation of 29.16 and a Coefficient of Variation of 15.69%, while the mean Standardized Precipitation Index is -0.07 (mild dryness), and rainfall has reduced by -2.07 mm from 1963-2019. The population attributed problems of water accessibility to climate change, urbanization and poor water governance. It is recommended that sustainable water management through Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem-based Adaptation should be implemented from the watershed to the community level.

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