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Problem
Waterlogged soils
Other Names:
Swamps
Bogs
Wetlands
Marshes
Broader Problems:
Inadequate disease vector control
Inadequate care of community space
Narrower Problems:
Salty paddy fields
Stagnant surface water
Related Problems:
Threatened swampland habitats
Aggravates:
Malaria
Water-borne diseases
Land rehabilitation difficulty
Reduced By:
Destruction of wetland environments
Strategies:
Reducing methane emissions from wetlands
Draining fields to prevent waterlogging
Improving farm irrigation systems
Creating comprehensive drainage scheme
Subject(s):
Geography
→
Land type/use
Geology
→
Soil
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST