Sanitation and water reuse in central-northern Namibia

摘要

Outapi is a municipality in central-northern Namibia. The city is facing challenges such as water scarcity and rapid population growth in informal settlements without access to sanitation facilities. Hence, appropriate technological options for waste-water treatment and reuse have been implemented and operated here since 2012 by the CuveWaters research project in cooperation with the Outapi Town Council (OTC). It pursues the conceptual development and practical implementation of an integrated water resources management (IWRM) in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin in central-northern Namibia. The central goal of CuveWaters is to strengthen the potential of the region's resources by combining new and adapted technologies in a multi-resource mix for water supply and sanitation. In this context, water reuse can contribute to improve resource efficiency and mitigate pressure put on available water resources. In this way, the project is targeting social weLfare, particularly with regard to hygiene, job creation, and better nutrition.