FINDING A SOLUTION TO NIGERIA’S DOMESTIC WATER CHALLENGES

Abstract

Although many states have since recognised access to water as an issue of national concern and have as such considered it a right to which nations must strive to ensure that their citizens enjoy same, access to water in Nigeria still faces legal and social challenges. These legal and social challenges have made water availability and accessibility a herculean task for many Nigerians. However, if the major challenges of access to water is identified and addressed the immeasurable hardship the unavailability or inaccessibility it causes to many, would be reduced. Women and children bear the brunt of the brutality that is associated with the hardship of access to water as they have the responsibility of ensuring that there is water in the home. Finding a solution to the challenges of access to domestic water in Nigeria may be done through identifying and addressing the issues along international human rights guidelines and promising practising from other nations. Structured in various parts, this article analyses the challenges of domestic water access in Nigeria and identifies nations that have promising practising from which Nigeria may take a cue.