Wastewater management and sanitation provision in Africa
Developing and disseminating knowledge towards enhancing wastewater management and sanitation service delivery in Africa.
Sick water?
The Central Role of Wastewater Management in Sustainable Development
Archive Note
This publication is part of GRID-Arendal’s archive. Some information reflects the climate policy context, carbon neutrality practices and organisational commitments available at the time of original publication. It is retained for historical and reference value.
The world is facing a global water quality crisis. Continuing population growth and urbanisation, rapid industrialisation, and expanding and intensifying food production are all putting pressure on water resources and increasing the unregulated or illegal discharge of contaminated water within and beyond national borders. This presents a global threat to human health and wellbeing, with both immediate and long term consequences for efforts to reduce poverty whilst sustaining the integrity of some of our most productive ecosystems.
There are many causes driving this crisis, but it is clear that freshwater and coastal ecosystems across the globe, upon which humanity has depended for millennia, are increasingly threatened. It is equally clear that future demands for water cannot be met unless wastewater management is revolutionized.
Status: Completed
Type: Rapid Response Assessment
Author: Emily Corcoran, Christian Nellemann, Elaine Baker, Robert Bos, David Osborn, Heidi Savelli
Year of publication: 2010
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