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Water Issues in Angola
Nelson Diarte
Agriculture Officer
USAID/Angola
Outline
• General Information about Water
• Water Problems in Luanda, Angola
• Causes of the problem
• What is being done to solve the problem?
• How we can help to solve the problem?
World Map
Angola
How much water is on planet Earth?
75 % water, 25 % soil
Water availability on Earth
Fresh Water: 3 %
Salt Water: 97 %
75 % Water
3 % of Fresh Water
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Glaciers and Ice: 79%
Ground Water: 20%
Surface Water: 1%
Accessibility of Fresh Water
Lakes: 52 %
Humiditiy in Soil: 38 %
Water Vapour: 8 %
Rivers: 1 %
Plant Water: 1 %
Uses of Fresh Water
53 % Out door use
27 % Bathing
10 % Toilet
4 % House Cleaning
3 % Drinking and Kitchen Cleaning
3 % Other
Uses of Fresh Water
• Toilet 5 – 10 liters
• Bath 100 liters
• Shower for 10minutes 200 liters
• Dish washer 50 liters
• Washer 150 liters
• Brushing Teeth 5 liters
• Drinking/Cooking 10 liters
• Hand washing 5 liters
Water in Angola
• Angola has more fresh water than any other African nation.
• Angolans have twice as much water as people in Zambia and Mozambique and ten times more than South Africa.
• Rain fall 337mm or 15inches per year.
Causes of Water Problems in Angola
• Supply problems such as low water pressure.
• Faulty machinery
• Taps not functioning
Causes of Water Problems in Angola
• Angola’s long war.
• Postwar, poorly planned construction.
• Problems with plumbing in buildings and pipes in communities.
Water problem in Angola
• 42% of 19 million people have access to clean water. This is 52% of Luanda’s population
• 60% of the population have appropriate sanitation.
Water problem in Angola
• 5-7 liters per day per capita is used. However, 15 liters per day is the standard for health and hygiene.
Water problems in Angola
• Highest infant mortality rate
in the world
• Water borne diseases: cholera, typhoid, malaria, diarrhea, internal parasite, hepatitis A
• Water is too expensive!
How can we solve the problem?
• Public water provider (EPAL) need to improve their delivery of water to every one.
• Government national plan 2008: Water for everyone – “Agua Para Todos”
• Local and International NGOs
• Local and International Agencies
• Everybody else
How we can help solve the problem?
How we can help?
How we can help?
How we can help?
USAID
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