Water is essential for life but scarce in much of Africa. The continent has diverse hydrology, from vast deserts with only seasonal rivers to huge river systems thousands of miles long. The largest lake is Lake Chad, though it is shrinking due to environmental problems. Most notable is the Nile River, over 6,600 km long. Lack of drinking water is a major issue as much of Africa's water is saline ocean or sea water. Various organizations work to improve access to water in Africa where indicators often exceed acceptable pollution levels.
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Water in Africa by Group2
1. Water in Africa
GROUP 2
Patrycja Orman- Poland
Wiktoria Waniak – Poland
Zuzanna Pruchniak -Poland
Gloria Fernández Barbusano - Spain
Alba García Gómez - Spain
Eduardo González Anelo - Spain
Abraham González Guisado - Spain
Janet González Rodríguez - Spain
Adriana Mañero Santana - Spain
Pascal - Germany
2. Water in the world
• Water is one of the most widely used
substance in nature. It occurs on the
planet in three states of matter: liquid,
solid and gas. Out of the total surface of
the globe (510 million km2), over two
thirds is covered by water.
3. Africa
• Africa - the second largest
continent on Earth. It takes
30.37 million square
kilometers, or more than
20.3% of the total land area of
the world
4. Hydrology of Africa
• Hydrology of Africa is very diverse. On
the vast expanses of deserts there are
only episodic rivers, while in other
regions huge rivers several thousand
miles long are formed. Most of lakes are
located in the Great Trenches of Africa.
The largest lake is Chad, which dries as a
result of environmental disaster.
5. Rivers of Africa
• There are no permanent rivers in large parts
of Africa. Many rivers flow towards valleys
from which one river flows into the ocean
(Congo, Niger)
The longest river is the Nile River, which is
6671 km long from its source in Lake Victoria
to the mouth in the eastern part of the
Mediterranean Sea.
6. Drinking water in Africa
• In Africa there is not much drinking
water. Most of water comes from the
oceans and the sea (salty), so the main
problem in Africa is lack of drinking
water. Africa suffers from the lack of
water intakes and the available indicators
of pollution often exceed acceptable
norms.
7. Water for Africa
• Because of the dramatic problems with
water in Africa, a number of organizations
try to improve the situation. The most
important of these are:
•Water for Africa
• Africar
• watercan
