Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries
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Resumo: | The supply of drinking water is one of the major concerns in semi-arid and arid climates, mainly in developing countries. The present study reviews the situation of the water supply in a West African coast country, the archipelago of Cape Verde, with focus on the most populous island (Santiago), regarding the rate of public coverage and the water quality. As main insights, the research indicates that at Santiago Island only 54% of the population has con- nection to the public network, while 24% uses wells, springs and other potentially non-potable sources. The region of São Domingos is one of the most critical, with only 6.5% of public supply, justifying the assessment of the water quality used by this population. With regard to water quality, the results of this study indicate that natural and anthropic factors are contributing to degradation of the water resources, with salinity, chloride, nitrates, and nitrites as major concerning pollutants. The insufficiency of the public supply in this island could be a reflection of the situation in other arid re- gions of Africa. Though the recent advances it is vital to continue or even increase with the interna- tional cooperation to provide for adequate water supply infrastructures. |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countriesPublic water supplyCoverage rateWater pointsScarcityQualitySantiago IslandCiências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do AmbienteThe supply of drinking water is one of the major concerns in semi-arid and arid climates, mainly in developing countries. The present study reviews the situation of the water supply in a West African coast country, the archipelago of Cape Verde, with focus on the most populous island (Santiago), regarding the rate of public coverage and the water quality. As main insights, the research indicates that at Santiago Island only 54% of the population has con- nection to the public network, while 24% uses wells, springs and other potentially non-potable sources. The region of São Domingos is one of the most critical, with only 6.5% of public supply, justifying the assessment of the water quality used by this population. With regard to water quality, the results of this study indicate that natural and anthropic factors are contributing to degradation of the water resources, with salinity, chloride, nitrates, and nitrites as major concerning pollutants. The insufficiency of the public supply in this island could be a reflection of the situation in other arid re- gions of Africa. Though the recent advances it is vital to continue or even increase with the interna- tional cooperation to provide for adequate water supply infrastructures.Nemias Moniz Goncalves avails to acknowledge Gulbenkian Scholarship Service from FCG (CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION), for the granted individual scholarship, under the program of Postgraduate Scholarships for students of PALOP and East Timor - Stimulating research and professional appreciation, process Nº. 139758. The FCG has been an indispensable support in carrying out all academic activities. This work was also supported by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, based on COMPETE 2020 (Programa Operacional da Competitividade e Internacionalização) - project ICT (UID/GEO/04683/2013) with reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007690Sift DeskUniversidade do MinhoGonçalves, NemiasValente, Teresa Maria FernandesPamplona, J.20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/72722engNemias Gonçalves, Teresa Valente, Jorge Pamplona, WATER SUPPLY AND ACCESS TO SAFE WATER IN DEVELOPING ARID COUNTRIES(2019) SDRP Journal of Earth Sciences & Environmental Studies 4(2), 589-5992472-639710.25177/JESES.4.2.RA.497https://www.siftdesk.org/article-details/WATER-SUPPLY-AND-ACCESS-TO-SAFE-WATER-IN-DEVELOPING-ARID-COUNTRIES/497info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:25:52Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/72722Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:20:11.304996Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries Gonçalves, Nemias Public water supply Coverage rate Water points Scarcity Quality Santiago Island Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries |
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Water supply and access to safe water in developing arid countries |
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Gonçalves, Nemias |
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Gonçalves, Nemias Valente, Teresa Maria Fernandes Pamplona, J. |
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Valente, Teresa Maria Fernandes Pamplona, J. |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Gonçalves, Nemias Valente, Teresa Maria Fernandes Pamplona, J. |
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Public water supply Coverage rate Water points Scarcity Quality Santiago Island Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente |
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Public water supply Coverage rate Water points Scarcity Quality Santiago Island Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente |
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The supply of drinking water is one of the major concerns in semi-arid and arid climates, mainly in developing countries. The present study reviews the situation of the water supply in a West African coast country, the archipelago of Cape Verde, with focus on the most populous island (Santiago), regarding the rate of public coverage and the water quality. As main insights, the research indicates that at Santiago Island only 54% of the population has con- nection to the public network, while 24% uses wells, springs and other potentially non-potable sources. The region of São Domingos is one of the most critical, with only 6.5% of public supply, justifying the assessment of the water quality used by this population. With regard to water quality, the results of this study indicate that natural and anthropic factors are contributing to degradation of the water resources, with salinity, chloride, nitrates, and nitrites as major concerning pollutants. The insufficiency of the public supply in this island could be a reflection of the situation in other arid re- gions of Africa. Though the recent advances it is vital to continue or even increase with the interna- tional cooperation to provide for adequate water supply infrastructures. |
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Nemias Gonçalves, Teresa Valente, Jorge Pamplona, WATER SUPPLY AND ACCESS TO SAFE WATER IN DEVELOPING ARID COUNTRIES(2019) SDRP Journal of Earth Sciences & Environmental Studies 4(2), 589-599 2472-6397 10.25177/JESES.4.2.RA.497 https://www.siftdesk.org/article-details/WATER-SUPPLY-AND-ACCESS-TO-SAFE-WATER-IN-DEVELOPING-ARID-COUNTRIES/497 |
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