West Africa's floods expose growing water crisis - African Youth Water Forum
The African Youth Water Forum (AYWF) called on African governments, development partners, and communities to urgently invest in climate-resilient water and sanitation systems in a statement issued on July 13. The AYWF warned that recurring floods across West Africa are rapidly evolving into a major public health and water security crisis. The Forum stated, "Floods should never become a death sentence or a public health emergency simply because communities lack resilient water systems. Every flood that contaminates a well or borehole reminds us that climate resilience begins with safe water. Africa must shift from reacting to disasters to investing in prevention before the next flood arrives."
The Forum noted that recent floods in Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria highlighted the vulnerability of drinking water sources, sanitation facilities, and public infrastructure to extreme weather events. Contaminated wells, boreholes, and public toilets expose millions to diseases like cholera, typhoid, and diarrhoeal infections. Recent floods in Ghana claimed at least 13 lives, displaced families, damaged homes, and contaminated drinking water sources. The Forum commended the government's emergency response, including the release of hundreds of millions of cedis for relief and flood mitigation.
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