World Water Day – Access to the precious liquid still a major challenge across Cameroon

Several parts of Cameroon are still faced with difficulties to have access to potable water, despite years of complaints to the government.

This worry was evoked as the world celebrated World Water Day on Wednesday, March 22.

Besides the Northern regions, Centre, Littoral, and other parts of the country, the situation in South West’s chief town Buea, got worse recently, following the flood in the area. Much damage was caused with pipes broken, locals say.

The population forms part of the over two billion people facing lack of water worldwide according to the United Nations.

In an address prior to this year’s World Water Day, the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, said their main focus in 2023 is accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis around the world.

“It is up to us to draw the necessary conclusions and to see it as what it is: a vital and common good of humanity, which must therefore be considered on the scale of humanity” – Audrey Azoulay. “How can we learn well, how can we be in good health, how can we build a world of peace and justice, in a world that is thirsty, or that makes itself sick by drinking water that is unfit for consumption” she commented.

Cameroonians have their hopes on the recently appointed Director-General of CAMWATER Blaise Moussa. He took charge four months ago.