CHALLENGES OF WATER DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN LAFIA TOWN, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
| dc.contributor.author | Yahuza, Abdullahi Jibrin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T05:35:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T05:35:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-07-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Water is an indispensable resource for the world economy as well as a precondition for human, animal and plant life, as there can be no stability of health and well-being without safe and adequate water Demand and Supply. Water is the second most important aspect of life after air. its global distribution is uneven as it closely tight with the climatic belt. Nasarawa state as semiarid region, experience the shortage of water supply, however, within the city itself there are disparities. Some areas have regular supply of the tap water while other experience a serious shortage of the supply among which Lafia is included. This shortage is normally attributed to the government inefficiency and inability to release more funds to the water supplying agencies. This project therefore, accesses the problems of water demand and supply in Lafia local government area. Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study found that while the aggregate water demand is rising in the area, the supply from public source is decreasing due to the continuous urban expansion which every day increases the demand of fresh water for both domestic and industrial utilizations. The research work therefore recommended a new approach to water \ demand to embrace more community participation couples with that of the government in line with global practice purposely to curtail the problems of water demand and supply in (he study area. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | A PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OF THE SCFIOOL OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES, NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/4660 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI | en_US |
| dc.title | CHALLENGES OF WATER DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN LAFIA TOWN, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |