Rural water supply and sanitation development in Nigeria

摘要

This paper has reviewed the activities of the RWSS Sector in the past two decades. It is evident that the haphazard and intermittent nature of programme development during the military regimes has made the RWSS sector the worst for it. However, there is growing evidence that the onset of democratic governance is providing an enabling environment for partnerships between government, ESAs and, to some extent, the private sector in shaping a more consistent framework for sustainable RWSS programme development and delivery. Furthermore, the willingness and ability of communities to contribute to investments in the sector has been clearly demonstrated. It will appear that major players in RWSSsubsector, in partnership with the communities, are fairly well positioned to change the low level of access to safe water and sanitation in Nigeria. Inspite of these positive developments, there are still major challenges to be tackled to take the sector forward. The evidence is that there is both willingness and ability to meet these challenges.