State of water quality monitoring and pollution control in Africa: towards developing an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ)

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAfrican Ministers' Council on Water, Nigeriaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Québecen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.donorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeNEXUS Gainsen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.creator.identifierPatience Mukuyu: 0000-0003-4317-2198en_US
cg.creator.identifierNilanthi Jayathilake: 0000-0002-0723-5457en_US
cg.creator.identifierJosiane Nikiema: 0000-0001-8802-0564en_US
cg.creator.identifierChris Dickens: 0000-0002-4251-7767en_US
cg.creator.identifierJavier Mateo-Sagasta: 0000-0003-4526-0140en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2023.216en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052847en_US
cg.isbn978-92-9090-953-8en_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 6 - Clean water and sanitationen_US
dc.contributor.authorMukuyu, Patienceen_US
dc.contributor.authorJayathilake, Nilanthien_US
dc.contributor.authorTijani, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNikiema, Josianeen_US
dc.contributor.authorDickens, Chrisen_US
dc.contributor.authorMateo-Sagasta, Javieren_US
dc.contributor.authorChapman, D. V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWarner, S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T05:56:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-30T05:56:24Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/144155en_US
dc.titleState of water quality monitoring and pollution control in Africa: towards developing an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ)en_US
dcterms.abstractThe African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) Secretariat committed to design and implement an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) in its Strategic Operational Plan (2020-2024) considering the guiding frameworks it uses such as the Africa Water Vision 2025, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the African Union Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. AMCOW reached out to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) to support the development of such a program. AWaQ builds on the rich experiences and lessons learned from past and ongoing regional and subregional water quality initiatives across Africa by different players, including African Union institutions, and the wider members of the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA), as well as the AMCOW African Water and Sanitation Sector Monitoring and Reporting System (WASSMO). The five phases of developing an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) are explained in the following papers: 1. State of Water Quality Monitoring and Pollution Control in Africa (phase 1-2) 2. Innovations in Water Quality Monitoring and Management in Africa (phase 3-4) 3. A Framework for an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) (phase 5) 4. Country Water Quality Profiles This paper is the first from the above list and is a baseline assessment of the status of water quality monitoring and pollution control in Africa, including the capacities available across countries in the region. This assessment considers various past and ongoing initiatives related to water quality monitoring and management, capacity development, and water pollution control and impact mitigation. Key findings of this paper highlight the following: 1. There is an encouraging availability of national water testing laboratory facilities across African countries. Nonetheless, there are weaknesses that require attention to ensure effectiveness and sustainability. 2. Regular and ongoing training is needed to keep up with laboratory testing methodologies. However, we observed a low trend in regular training, which does not augur well for keeping abreast of the best practices in water quality monitoring. In the context of emerging pollutants, training needs to be more regular than is currently experienced. 3. Water quality monitoring and management capacities are patchy. Capacities related to staff training, laboratory infrastructure and monitoring program activities need strengthening. 4. Pollution control mechanisms are facing challenges. Regulatory mechanisms and wastewater treatment technologies—the most widely deployed pollution control solutions—may benefit from more concerted investment, and the political will and financing to boost their effectiveness.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2024en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMukuyu, Patience; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Tijani, M.; Nikiema, Josiane; Dickens, Chris; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Chapman, D. V.; Warner, S. 2024. State of water quality monitoring and pollution control in Africa: towards developing an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 44p. (IWMI Working Paper 207) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.216]en_US
dcterms.extent44p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfIWMI Working Paper 207en_US
dcterms.issued2024-05-27en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectwater qualityen_US
dcterms.subjectmonitoringen_US
dcterms.subjectassessmenten_US
dcterms.subjectwater pollutionen_US
dcterms.subjectpollution controlen_US
dcterms.subjectmitigationen_US
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten_US
dcterms.subjecttrainingen_US
dcterms.subjectlaboratoriesen_US
dcterms.subjectwastewater treatmenten_US
dcterms.subjectwater reuseen_US
dcterms.subjectdomestic wastesen_US
dcterms.subjectindustrial wastewateren_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural pollutionen_US
dcterms.subjectgroundwateren_US
dcterms.subjectpollutantsen_US
dcterms.subjectwater securityen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainable development goalsen_US
dcterms.subjectgoal 6 clean water and sanitationen_US
dcterms.subjectwater, sanitation and hygieneen_US
dcterms.subjectregulationsen_US
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen_US
dcterms.subjectframeworksen_US
dcterms.subjectsurveysen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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