Source: Chrol, Jenna. “Water Rights in Africa.” The Borgen Project, Jenna Chrol Https://Borgenproject.org/Wp-Content/Uploads/The_Borgen_Project_Logo_small.Jpg, 20 June 2019, borgenproject.org/tag/water-rights-in-africa/.

Abstract: Water is scarce in many parts of Africa, but there are regions in which the little water that is there is being distributed poorly. This mainly happens in Sub-Saharan Africa, where farmers struggle to get water for their land. The main issue is explained perfectly in this quote: “Their operations are often too small to gain permits either because the government does not have the infrastructure to grant so many permits or farmers do not know to get them. Approximately half of sub-Saharan Africa governments use customary rights for water for home use and limited farm irrigation”. The problem with the approach is that the main economic benefactor in Africa is agriculture, and with less water being allocated for crops, there is less money coming into these small villages.

Reaction: When I thought of what to write for the world section of my adopt-a-topic I thought of the struggles in Africa to find safe and clean water. This directly shows why Africa is struggling with water and the distribution of it. With many countries in Africa, each run a different way, and it is close to impossible to get them all on the same page. Africa is in serious trouble in terms of finite resources, especially water. With little getting to the middle of the continent, the people living there begin to flee towards the water, which is primarily in the southern parts of Africa.