Africa's Water Scarcity: Infrastructure Gap Revealed

• Water demand in Africa increased by approximately 26% between 2010 and 2020.
• Around 717 million people in Africa lacked a piped water supply in 2020.
• The research indicates that water scarcity in some parts of Africa is due to a lack of infrastructure.
• The study provides a comprehensive map of water demand across different sectors in Africa.
• Management of water resources is identified as a separate challenge in addition to water scarcity.