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Health hazards from water development schemes

  • Spread of disease due to water impoundment
  • Adverse health effects of water resources development
  • Health hazards from water storage projects
  • Health hazards from irrigation schemes

Nature

In the planning, design and operation of irrigation, drainage and other water development schemes, there is a need to incorporate measures for the control of vector-borne diseases (e.g. schistosomiasis and malaria). This problem is partly caused by a lack of cooperation between health and engineering sciences.

Broader

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Aggravates

Schistosomiasis
Presentable
Dracunculiasis
Presentable

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Strategy

Reference

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • Development » Development
  • Health care » Health
  • Hydrology » Hydrology
  • Hydrology » Water
  • Medicine » Pathology
  • Resources » Resources
  • Societal problems » Hazards
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Storage
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 3, 2022