Aim/purpose – This paper attempts to appraise the potential of water resources for
Cameroon and the standard of living conditions confronting people in the country.
Design/methodology/approach – A simple descriptive method of data analysis is
adopted using analytical tools such as percentages, tables, and means to achieve the
objectives of the inquiry. Data for the study were generated from personal observations
in one hand and collected from water resources literature, on the other hand.
Findings – With the help of the data gathered, the paper establishes that despite the
existence of abundant water resources in Cameroon the standard of living conditions of
people with respect to basic needs of survival such as drinking water, improved sanitation
services, and electricity supply is far below expectation.
Research implications/limitations – The main implication of the study is that in
spite of the surplus volume of water resources (325.96 km3 or 95.12% of annual total
water resources) endowment in Cameroon, the population benefits marginally from it
due to the mismanagement of resources and misplacement of priorities as obtained in
most sub-Saharan African countries. One limitation of this study is that the use of limited
primary data in the investigation offers no room toward establishing the extent of
water resources allocation to the various users of water in the country.
Originality/value/contribution – The paper suggests that the government of
Cameroon should encourage the population to run community basic social services projects
and subsidize the activities of such ventures in kind through technical assistance or
in cash.
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