An assessment of water resource management approach of Kano River catchment area, Kano State, Nigeria
The approach of water resource management and development in holistic, integrated manner is referred to as Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM). It was introduced in the early twentieth century in Spain, France and Italy to cater for hydrographical management through public participation....
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| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Summary: | The approach of water resource management and development in holistic, integrated
manner is referred to as Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM). It was introduced
in the early twentieth century in Spain, France and Italy to cater for hydrographical
management through public participation.
Nigeria was among those that accepted to implement IWRM process in its water resource
management and development. This research investigated the status of Water Resource
Management Approach in Kano River catchment Area Kano State Nigeria. Water supply
situation in the Kano State remains very poor, despite the efforts of governments for several
years. Five million people of the state do not have access to safe, reliable and affordable
potable water supplies. The situation led the vulnerable group of the society to get water from
alternative sources which are usually very costly, with high labour of fetching water and the
water quality may be poor.
To address these situations, the State government needs to adopt the IWRM approach in
its Water Resource Management and Development. The specific objectives of the study
among others were: to identify the status of water resource management approach, identify
and determine the strength and weakness of the approach and to recommend to the Kano state
government to improve the IWRM process in its water resource management.
In an effort to achieve the purpose of the research it employed various methods such as:
Documentation of the baseline data of hydrology and meteorology, soil characteristics and
water qualities were investigated to enhance the findings of water resources management
approach. The questionnaires were used to investigate the aspect of water resource
management of the study area. It was validated by logic, experts’ consultation and statistics. 70 respondents from water line ministries and 312 from local communities/ NGO’s through
purposive sampling technique. The software of statistical programme of social science, simple
statistics was used to analyse the responses received from the key informants. The near end
findings validation was conducted with a team of professional water actors in the state.
The survey major highlights includes: Majority of respondents, recommends IWRM
implementation and it is in the process of development. The State conducts assessment of its
water resources. Good coordination exists between water institutions of the State, there is also
existence of institutions for conflict resolutions and good rapport exist between local
communities with the transboundary and national organisation of water management among
others. The shortcoming for IWRM implementation on the other hand includes: The drafted
water bill was not sign into law it is awaiting Kano State House of Assembly endorsement,
non existence of catchment/ basin water resource management committees, poor stakeholders
involvement in the decision making, planning and implementation of water resource
development and management, poor dissemination of information to the public on water
issues of the State among others. In conclusions it was recommended that the Kano State government to facilitate with
immediate effect the water sector bill to be pass into law and its implementation.
Subsequently adopts and establish basin/ catchment management committees with
membership to be drawn from the local communities, local government authorities and the
private sector, as well as non-governmental organisations and women associations.
Additionally, model of water resource management was suggested to be entitled, The
Participatory Approach of Kano River Water Resource Management. In this model the Kano
state was suggest to be demarcated into two river catchment areas: Kano River and Jakara
River catchments. |
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