Water entrepreneurship and financialisation: Complexities for the attainment of SDG in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT: This study explores the potential of water financialisation and entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to supplant the traditional responsibility of national, state, and local governments in providing public water supply, aligning with SDG Goals. Despite its typical association with the global north, a shifting landscape reveals emerging financial actors and multinational companies playing a more prominent role, prompting governance and accountability inquiries. Given the dearth of investment and persisting challenges in SSA's water infrastructure, the burgeoning involvement of financial actors and capital management entities in the water cycle seems inevitable. However, this trend raises concerns about exacerbating global water stress. Through qualitative methods, the study engaged

SUBMITTER: Sanusi OL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature