| dc.description.abstract | Good water quality is important for the human health, energy and development.
However, it is not available to millions of people throughout the world. In the Casamance
region, the climatic situation has been characterised for the last thirty years by a drop in
rainfall, combined with a demographic explosion which has led to an intensive exploitation
of available water resources. Ziguinchor, the main city of Casamance, although located in a
humid region rich in rainwater, does not guarantee continuous access to drinking water for
all its inhabitants, especially those living in the outlying districts. The aim of this article is
to show that the difficulties of access to drinking water in the outskirts of Ziguinchor are
closely related to the inadequacy of the infrastructure for water supply. The methodology
adopted revolves around three main axes: documentary research, data collection and data
processing. The results of this study reveal that the water production capacity in
Ziguinchor, of 9,500 m3 per day (i.e. 400 m3/h), in fact presents a production deficit in
relation to demand from population estimated at 583,528 inhabitants, mainly noted in the
peripheral zone such as Néma 2. The causes of this mismatch between supply and demand
are due to inadequate infrastructure, but also to the pollution and salinity of water
resources, in addition to poor governance of the supply sector. Faced with this situation,
there is an imperative to mobilise water resources in the commune in a properly rational
manner and to ensure more sustainable management. | en_US |
