SAFE WATER SUPPLY: STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING WASH-RELATED PRACTICES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE, HEALTHY AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES IN CROSS RIVER STATE.

AGNES E. OFFIONG & IDONGESIT E. EPHRAIM

Abstract

Contemporarily in emerging economies, WASH-related practices are gradually being perceived as a significant contributory panacea for issues such as increasing vulnerabilities to malnutrition and food insecurity; health and environmental hazards; unsustainable consumption and production patterns, and; unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. Applying a theoretical approach, an extensive review of literature on the relationship, influence and/or predictability of safe water supply as a strategy for ameliorating issues of malnutrition and food insecurity; health and environmental hazards; unsustainable consumption and production patterns, and; unsustainable exploitation of natural resources vis-à-vis literature on safe water supply in Cross River State was undertaken. From the extensive review of literature, it appears that safe water supply is a significant determinant towards ameliorating issues concerning malnutrition and food insecurity; health and environmental hazards; unsustainable consumption and production patterns, and; unsustainable exploitation of natural resources while safe water supply in Cross River State appears to be facing insurmountable challenges. In conclusion, without regular and sufficient safe water supply, a given community would always find itself prone to increasing vulnerabilities to all of malnutrition and food insecurity; health and environmental hazards; unsustainable consumption and production patterns, and; unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. Thus, for the prevalence of sustainable, healthy and resilient communities in Cross River State, safe water supply has to be revamped.

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