Africa faces immense challenges when it comes to water. Many countries across the continent endure water stress and scarcity. Rapid population growth, urbanization, pollution, and climate change threaten the availability of safe, reliable water supplies essential for life, health, food production, and economic development.
At the same time, hundreds of millions of Africans lack access to basic sanitation services like toilets and wastewater treatment. Poor sanitation spreads disease, contaminates drinking water sources, and degrades vital ecosystems.
Africa needs investments totalling tens of billions of dollars per year to address these interlinked water supply and sanitation challenges. Governments cannot shoulder this burden alone. The private sector must be mobilized through public-private partnerships.
Private Sector can bring financing, innovation, and expertise in water infrastructure and service delivery. Projects can become financially sustainable over the long term by incorporating private investment and management. The public sector retains oversight and accountability functions.
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Bapon (SHM) Fakhruddin, PhD 