Enhancing Environmental Sanitation Education and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in a Depressed Economy

Abstract

Environmental sanitation is a key to a healthy and beautiful environment. The success for such laid on the need to educate and enlighten people with adequate knowledge on keeping and managing the environment safe for achieving economic and sustainable development. This paper explored the Nigerian economic situation on environmental sanitation, roles of environmental sanitation education and capacity building in achieving sustainable development within a depressed economy, the challenges of environmental sanitation in a depressed economy, achieving sustainable development through environmental sanitation and use of capacity building for sustainable development to enhance environmental sanitation education. The paper noted that environmental sanitation is important for human security and economic sustainability, and polluted environment causes health problems for humans, and provides breeding ground for germs, and other organisms that endanger their health. Some essential components of environmental sanitation to achieve a sustainable development and improve the economic standard of the nation were highlighted in the paper. The authors recommend that government should provide adequate modern facilities and equipment for effective environmental sanitation to improve the people’s living standard. The government should emphasized more in organizing workshops, seminars and mass campaign to sensitize and educate people on effective ways to enhance environmental sanitation.