Newsletter and Technical Publications <International Source Book
On Environmentally Sound Technologies for Wastewater and
Stormwater Management> Regional Overviews and Information
Sources There has been an increased emphasis on urban
environmental management to meet the demands of a rapidly
growing urban population for safe water supply, solid waste,
wastewater and stormwater management services. The demand for
these services has been consistently higher than their supply in
Africa; resulting in a huge unmet demand. It is now well known
that integrated water management is imperative for the stability
and sustainable development of cities. Examples from Africa
illustrate clearly that unless adequate water supply and solid
waste disposal are ensured, not much progress can be made in the
provision of high standard wastewater and stormwater management.
Table 1.1 illustrates the point more clearly. It shows that the
method used and quantity of water supplied to an area or a house
reflects the kind of waste disposa