Water infrastructure development in nigeria: Trend, size, and purpose

Adegboyega Adeniran; Katherine A. Daniell; Jamie Pittock

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Water infrastructure development in nigeria: Trend, size, and purpose

Adegboyega Adeniran^*, Katherine A. Daniell, Jamie Pittock

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Water infrastructure development is key to attaining sustainable development, especially for water supply, sanitation and health, agricultural development, and energy production. However, sub-Saharan African countries face specific challenges around infrastructure financing, systemic and repeated malfunctioning, and decentralised infrastructure types. Using Nigeria as a case, this article aims to analyse historical water infrastructure development in Nigeria with a specific focus on dams and standpipes. Seven themes are discussed: infrastructure divisions; deprioritising water supply; political infrastructures; infrastructure failure and sustainability; infrastructure classification and typologies; optimal use of water resources and infrastructure; and a commentary on the future of water infrastructure development. The article concludes with policy and research suggestions for policymakers and other relevant stakeholders.

Original language	English
Article number	2416
Journal	Water (Switzerland)
Volume	13
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/w13172416
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

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