QUEST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND APPROPRIATE WATE MANAGEMENT

CASE FOR PARTICIPATORY APPROACH

Abstract

Government’s policy initiatives and aspirations are most likely to prove difficult to be fulfilled when citizens are highly critical about them and fail to abide willingly to relevant rules. This study assesses the environmental situation in Enugu and explores the possibility of improving the state of environmental cleanliness through efficient waste management. Against this backdrop, the study proposes the adoption of participatory approach whereupon both the government and citizens cultivate a culture of shared responsibility in sanitation matters. Survey design was adopted and data generated mainly from questionnaire instrument were analyzed using frequency count and simple percentage