Water sustainability is a significant issue in Nigeria like
many other developing nations. The water sustainability in Nigeria is
associated with many factors including desertification; forests and the
depletion of critical wetlands. Also, it includes the pollution of water
sources from point sources such as industrial effluent and urban domestic
wastes; unregulated utilization of groundwater for domestic purposes. The
unsustainability has given rise to the issue of unavailability of portable
water for citizens in many regions especially in the rural areas. Water
scarcity in this context translates to questions like an outbreak of diseases
as well as other health related issues, reduction in productivity and
inefficiency in agricultural practices and many others.
