Reducing groundwater vulnerability in developing Commonwealth countries : case studies : Barbados, Botswana, India, Nigeria, Zambia / edited by Siyan Malomo and Sandra H.E. Wint.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Malomo, Siyan.

Wint, Sandra H. E.

Commonwealth Secretariat. Science and Technology Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Groundwater--Developing countries--Case studies.

Groundwater.

Groundwater--Pollution--Developing countries--Case studies.

Groundwater--Commonwealth countries--Case studies.

Groundwater--Pollution--Commonwealth countries--Case studies.

Groundwater--Pollution.

Commonwealth countries.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 84 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm

Other Title:

Groundwater vulnerability in developing Commonwealth countries

Place of Publication:

London : Science and Technology Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, [2003]

Summary:

The world's population is becoming increasingly urbanised. Natural rates of population growth are high in many urban areas, and in many developing countries there is a strong trend of net migration into towns. This is largely because of the 'pull' of apparent economic opportunity in cities, towns and townlets on the one hand, and on the other, the 'push' of lack of food and insufficient employment in rural areas. Material flux from many urban wastes (liquid, solid, industrial etc.) is large because of the population and they are not easily attenuated in the immediate vicinities of the cities. This has led to the pollution of rivers and aquifers in or close to cities. It would appear that many of the present day water problems related to urbanisation could have been avoided if the development of water resources for the populations in cities, towns and townlets had been considered as integral components of sustainable development i.e. using the integrated urban water management principles. Case studies on the vulnerability of groundwater in selected Commonwealth countries have been carried out as part of a project on Integrated Urban Water Management. These studies provide evidence for the importance of the delineation of wellhead protection areas, the implementation of zoning policies as well as the use of groundwater vulnerability maps in the effective management of groundwater resources and the prevention of contamination.

Meeting several of the UN Millennium Development Goals will require that effective management of water resources and the prevention of their contamination are addressed. All of the eight goals have important implications for the need to prevent groundwater contamination in cities in developing countries. Five of them (Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women; Goal 4: Reduce child mortality; Goal 5: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases; Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability) their targets can only be met if groundwater contamination due to urbanisation is eliminated or reduced to a minimum. The publications under the CSC Water Resources Management Series is a body of work put together to highlight the work being carried out in Commonwealth countries for the effective development of water resources for man, food and ecosystems as well as the contribution of the Commonwealth Secretariat to the debate on sustainable development. The Water Resources Programme of the Commonwealth Secretariat advises and supports governments on policies and strategies for effective management of water resources including the use of the integrated water resources management (IWRM) approach. The publications under the CSC Water Management Series endeavours to promote this approach.

Contents:

Groundwater Protection Policy in Barbados / B. M. Mwansa 1

Botswana, Southern Africa / Kentlafetse Mokokwe 14

Situation Study of Groundwater Vulnerability: A Case Study of Pondicherry, India / M. Thangarajan, G. Thyagarjan 22

A Case Study of Nigeria with Focus on Lagos Metropolis, Lagos State, Nigeria / Jubril Adisa Hanidu 47.

Notes:

"July 2003."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0850927617

OCLC:

55152974