ASSESSMENT OF WATER POVERTY IN MINNA, NIGERIA
- Project Research
- 1-5 Chapters
- Abstract : Available
- Table of Content: Available
- Reference Style: APA
- Recommended for : Student Researchers
- NGN 3000
ABSTRACT
Water is explicitly linked with economic progress and developmental trajectories of most countries and regions of the world. However, inspite of its significant contribution to quality of life, public health and socio-economic development, water scarcity has continuously remained one of the most excruciating problems around the globe. In view of the disproportionate nature of water scarcity, both in space and time, coupled with urban population growth dynamics this thesis assesses the level of water stress at household and neighbourhood level in Minna urban, Nigeria within the framework of water poverty methodology, with a view to identify the priority areas requiring policy interventions. By utilizing cluster sampling technique, data on household water sources, water stress features and adaptation measures were obtained through questionnaire administered on 378 households in 8 selected neighbourhoods in the study area. These were complemented with data from the Niger State Water and Sewerage Corporation (NSWSC) on public water supply network in the study area. The data were analysed using descriptive (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (ANOVA, cross-tabulation, linear scaling technique, correlation, principal component analysis and independent T-Test). Findings from the study revealed that households in the study area are characterized by low level of access to public water supply and rely on other informal non-network water sources to augment improved water source. The empirical findings also indicated that water poverty levels vary among the neighbourhoods in the study area and manifest in spatial terms with Tudun wada south neighbourhood exhibiting the best water situation while F-Layout has the worst water situation. The study further revealed that storage of water in drums (100 liters and above), rain water harvest and installation of storage tanks were the three (3) top ranked most effective household adaptive strategies in coping with water poverty in the study area. As a recommendation, policy makers as a matter of priority should give first level priority attention to improving water use across all the neighbourhoods in the study area. This is followed by accessibility to water, which requires second level priority in term of water improvement in F-Layout, Kpakungu, Maitumbi, Saukakahuta and Tudun-Fulani. Resource is the third priority area for attention and would be advantageous to F-Layout, Saukakahuta and Tudun-Fulan
Related Project Materials
INCIDENCE OF SURGICAL SITE NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN FEMALE AND MALE SURGICAL WARDS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Incidence of surgical site nosocomial infections and antibiotics susceptibility profiles of bacterial isolates in Ahmadu Bello U...
THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATION IN BUILDING CORPORATE IMAGE
Abstract
This study discussed the role of public relations in building corporate image (A study of Dangote group of...
INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SS 2 BIOLOGY STUDENT (A CASE STUDY OF YOLA NORTH)
TEACHERS ATTITUDE TOWARDS TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN UPPER BASIC SCHOOLS
Abstract
This study assessed the teachers attitude towards teaching and learning of social studies in upper basic school...
INCIDENCE OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to find out some of the factors influencing drug abuse behaviour amon...
THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Abstract: This research investigates the impact of sustainability certifications on vocatio...
EVALUATING THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS ATTITUDINAL BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Abstract
The major aim of this project was to carry out an investigation into the influence of students’ attitudinal behaviours tow...
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF TWITTER BAN ON INFORMATION DISSEMINATION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The focus of this study presented and evaluation of twitter ban on information dissemina...
Design and Implementation of A Movie Reservation System
ABSTRACT
Nowadays, people wants to achieve what they want effortlessly. This application will provide an easy way for its users to reserv...
EFFECTS OF PUBLIC INJECTION/ EXPENDITURE TOWARDS HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
ABSTRACT
Economic Growth is the quantitative increase in output of goods and services in an economy at a particular poin...
