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A Vortex of Poverty, Water, and Disease
Africa is caught in a vortex of poverty, water, and disease.
The Disease Intelligence Agency in Zambia heightened reporting of diarrhoea cases every morning just like COVID-19.
Water tainted with faecal matter was found in seven townships of capital city Lusaka.
Several African countries have higher concentrations of fluorides, arsenic, and chlorides due to geological formations that make groundwater unfit for consumption without treatment.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the hard-won years of progress against another pandemic cholera which is an acute diarrhoeal illness caused by Vibrio cholerae.
The bacteria are shed through faeces and infects through contaminated water and food.
Parched Content
In Africa, the climate change exacerbates water crisis.
Inefficiency from the government makes things worse.
20 million people in eastern Africa face some of the worst food security risks in 35 years following three consecutive failed rainy seasons.
Since 1981, the Shabelle Juba river basins known as Breadbasket of Somalia have seen lowest rainfall.
Lake Victoria’s basin since 1989 has been one of the most conflicts affected regions in the world, with countries that share the Lake fighting for its fish and water.
Epicentre for Conflicts in Africa
In Africa, almost all major rivers have become the epicentre for conflicts.
Lake Chad, Basin
Nigeria, Niger Chad, Cameroon.
Dispute started in 1980.
Since the 1960s due to overuse and climate change effects, the water body has diminished by 90%.
As livelihoods are lost, conflicts between herders and farmers have become common.
In search of water, families dependent on the lake are migrating to other areas.
Niger River Basin
Niger, Mali, and Nigeria.
Dispute started in 1980.
Climate change is responsible for disagreements over damage to farmland and restricted access to water.
Congo Basin
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
Dispute started in 1960.
Multifaceted crisis is witnessed by the basin including forced displacement, political instability, violent conflicts, and climate change impacts.
Nile River
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
Dispute started in 2011.
The Nile water dispute stems from an under-construction dam by Ethiopia.
The Egypt (lies on downstream) fears that under-construction dam would impact its water flow.
Once completed, the Grand Renaissance Dam hydropower project would be the largest in Africa.
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0:00 Down to Earth (DTE) 16-31 Jan 2022
0:11 Opium Trade
1:37 Waste Management
3:15 Healthy Foods and Environment
6:25 Climate and Constitutional Change
8:04 Sustainable Farm Sector
11:07 Brine Reserves
12:14 Agariya Community
13:19 Africa Water Crisis
18:41 Autoimmune Diseases
21:19 China’s New Food Import Bill
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