Achieving sustainable development goal 6 through improved access to clean water and sanitation in Nigerian rural areas

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ID22189887
AuthorsBassey Ekpenyong Anam (0000-0001-9762-6816, University of Calabar), Virginia Emmanuel Ironbar (0000-0003-3912-8514, University of Calabar), Fidelis Abunimye Unimna (0000-0002-9140-7257, University of Calabar), Daniel Bisong Bisong (University of Calabar), Esther Esien-Cobham Uzoh (0000-0002-5635-9851, University of Calabar), Emmanuel Enyiegor Enendem, Juliana Jerome Adie (University of Calabar), Victor Etim Ndum (University of Calabar), Mercy Ehimenim Nwugo-Achakpokri (University of Calabar), Augustine Eze Bassey (University of Calabar), Felix Tabi Okorn (University of Calabar), Joy Anthony Ukam (University of Calabar), Felix E Ojong (0000-0003-3920-808X, University of Calabar), Chris Ulua Kalu, Chris Kalu (Nnamdi Azikiwe University)
Year2024
Volume8
Issue8
Pages4225
Publication date2024-08-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Infrastructure Policy and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2572-7923 • E-ISSN: 2572-7931
PublisherEnPress Publisher (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.24294/jipd.v8i8.4225
OpenAlexW4401679821
LanguageEN
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Access to clean water and improved sanitation are basic elements of any meaningful discourse in rural development. They are critical challenges for achieving sustainable development over the next decade. This paper seeks to examine the strategies for improving access to clean water and sanitation in Nigerian rural communities. Hypothetically, the paper states that there is no significant relationship between access to clean water and sanitation and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Nigeria. The paper leverages Resilience Theory. The survey research design was adopted, and primary data was obtained from a sample size of 250 respondents, proportionally drawn from the 10 wards in Obanliku local government area of Cross River State. The chi-square statistical technique was to test the hypothesis. The result shows that the calculated value of Chi-square (X2) is 24.4. Since the P-value of 21.03 is less than the level of significance (0.05), the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternate accepted. The study concludes that there is a significant relationship between access to clean water and sanitation and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Cross River State, Nigeria. it recommends the need for more commitment on the part of government and international donor agencies in expanding access to clean water and improved sanitation in Nigeria

Business · Clean water · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Millennium Development Goals · Open defecation · Political science · Rural development · Sanitation · Sustainable development · Waste management · Water resource management · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Engineering · Environmental Science · Environmental Engineering

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