Watershed degradation and water provision in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Raphael Antidius | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ngaga Yonika | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lalika Makarius | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-29T05:59:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-29T05:59:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2022.12.004 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Freshwater provision is an ecosystem service usually offered by natural watersheds but threatened by anthropogenic degradation. Pollution reduced water supply and led to high socio-economic costs. This study examined water accessibility in three wards of Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania in terms of; household sources of water supply, availability, con- sumption, and spending. It involved primary data collected through household question- naire survey, key informant interviews and observation, and secondary data from water supply authority and basin offices. Quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive tech- niques that involved computation of maximum and minimum values, means, and percent- ages; and qualitative data by content analysis technique. About 80% of study respondents were not connected to the public water supply networks, they depended on sources like boreholes, wells, rainwater, and streams. Water supply was insufficient and partly unaf- fordable during scarcity. The study findings were linked to the UNESCO IHP-IX framework to achieve water-related SDGs, to improve water provision efficiency. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2022.12.004 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6167 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | ELSEVIER | |
| dc.subject | Watershed | |
| dc.subject | Degradation | |
| dc.subject | Water provision | |
| dc.subject | Water scarcity | |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | |
| dc.title | Watershed degradation and water provision in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania | |
| dc.type | Article |