# Africa's water availability sometimes goes untapped

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- Published: 2026-10-29T17:10:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-africa-availability-untapped.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/africa-s-water-availability-sometimes-goes-untapped-489825/

Water demand in Africa grew by around 26% between 2010 and 2020, yet around 717 million people lacked a piped water supply in 2020, according to research published in Nature. The findings indicate that water scarcity in some parts of Africa may be due to a lack of infrastructure, rather than a lack of available water. The work provides a comprehensive map for water demand in different sectors, hig

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