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WATER-RELATED MIGRATION, CHANGING LAND USE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.

WATER-RELATED MIGRATION, CHANGING LAND USE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS. RURAL/URBAN WATER CONFLICTS CHIZOBA CHINWEZE (FLEAD Int’l, MNES, MIAIA, MSEH) Chemtek Associates Limited, Nigeria. 5 th WORLD WATER FORUM ‘Bridging Divides for water’ 16-22 March 2009. Istanbul, Turkey.

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WATER-RELATED MIGRATION, CHANGING LAND USE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.

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  1. WATER-RELATED MIGRATION, CHANGING LAND USE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS. RURAL/URBAN WATER CONFLICTS CHIZOBA CHINWEZE(FLEAD Int’l, MNES, MIAIA, MSEH) Chemtek Associates Limited, Nigeria. 5th WORLD WATER FORUM ‘Bridging Divides for water’ 16-22 March 2009. Istanbul, Turkey.

  2. Rural to Urban Migration • Rural migrants in the urban setting contributing to the distribution of water in Lagos metropolis Nigeria. • they ease time spent in searching for and fetching water.

  3. Rural to Urban Migration • Indiscriminate exploitation of underground water in our Urban setting to meet the basic water needs for domestic & industrial uses, puts pressure on the groundwater resources where recharge pattern is not being considered. • Uncontrolled and increasing demand for water in our urban setting calls for adequate planning for sustainable development and sound environmental management for the groundwater resource.

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