Effects of Human Settlement and Activities on Water Resources in Morogoro region.

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dc.contributor.authorSemdoe, Mohammed S
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-03T07:59:56Z
dc.date.available2024-10-03T07:59:56Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Management (MSc. EM) of the Mzumbe University
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed at assessing the magnitude of the effects of human settlement and activities on water resources in line with the roles of IWRM Approach on ensuring equitable, economically sound, and environmentally sustainable management of water resources and provision of water services. The study objectives were specifically to assess the effects of human settlement and activities on water supply, water distribution, and water quality; the capacity of local institutions on water resources management, the effectiveness of fees system on water resources management, and the stakeholder’s involvement on planning water resources management. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study was conducted using cross sectional design where a total of 88 representative households were selected and interviewed. The study also involved two Focus Group Discussions to gather information necessary for in-depth analysis. The findings show that, the study area is dominated by agricultural activities as the main source of income. Human activities effects include; the problems in water supply, distribution, and quality which leads to slowing down of domestic and commercial activities; risk in drinking untreated water from open wells or surface waters; workload of women in the households becomes very heavy; too much time is wasted in search of water; of which only 40.9% of the respondents travel a short distance to access water services, also 31.8% of the respondents spent about 60 minutes in finding and fetching water for their families. Some water borne-diseases outbreak like diarrhea and cholera have been experienced in the study area. IWRM approach is not well rooted at village level, although few aspects of approach have been well implemented in the study area. Additionally, the study finds that; the National Water Policy (2002) is not much publicized to the local community; therefore, the local leaders in the study area especially at village and ward levels are not aware about the policy.
dc.description.sponsorshipPrivate
dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1366
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMzumbe University
dc.subjectHuman settlement
dc.subjectWater resources
dc.subjectWater resources management
dc.subjectWater resources management systems-Tanzania
dc.subjectWater management strategies
dc.subjectWater management policy
dc.titleEffects of Human Settlement and Activities on Water Resources in Morogoro region.
dc.typeThesis
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