Geographies of insecure water access and the housing–water nexus in US cities

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 117(46), P. 28700 - 28707

Published: Nov. 2, 2020

Significance Secure water access is a fundamental human right. Our study reveals disparities in piped urban areas the United States. From 2013 to 2017, we find that an estimated 1,121,100 people (±25,500) States had insecure access, with nearly one-half (47%) located 50 largest metropolitan areas. Unplumbed households cities, on balance, are more likely be headed by of color, earn lower incomes, live mobile homes, rent their residence, and pay higher share gross income toward housing costs. We offer clear evidence gaps neither random nor accidental but underpinned precarious conditions systemic social racialized inequality.

Language: Английский

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Perspective: The Importance of Water Security for Ensuring Food Security, Good Nutrition, and Well-being

Advances in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12(4), P. 1058 - 1073

Published: Jan. 14, 2021

Water security is a powerful concept that still in its early days the field of nutrition. Given prevalence and severity water issues many interconnections between nutrition, we argue deserves attention commensurate with importance to human nutrition health. To this end, first give brief introduction insecurity discuss conceptualization terms availability, access, use, stability. We then lay out empirical grounding for assessment. Parallels food-security literature are drawn throughout, both because concepts analogous food familiar community. Specifically, review evolution scales measure compare select characteristics. burgeoning evidence causes consequences conclude 4 recommendations: 1) collect more water-insecurity data (i.e., on prevalence, causes, consequences, intervention impacts); 2) better it concurrently other nutritional indicators, intrahousehold variation, establish baseline indicators before interventions implemented); 3) consider jointly policy practice (e.g., linkages possibilities joint interventions, recognize environmental footprint guidelines, strengthen sensitivity water-management practices, use experience-based improving governance regulation across systems); 4) make findings easily available so they can be used by media, community organizations, scientists advocacy tracking progress towards development goals holding implementers accountable). As recognition grows, hope too will prioritization research, funding, policy.

Language: Английский

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Water Security and Nutrition: Current Knowledge and Research Opportunities

Advances in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12(6), P. 2525 - 2539

Published: May 24, 2021

Water is an essential nutrient that has primarily been considered in terms of its physiological necessity. But reliable access to water sufficient quantities and quality also critical for many nutrition-related behaviors activities, including growing cooking diverse foods. Given challenges availability safety, climate change, pollution, infrastructure degradation, a broader conceptualization uses needed sustainably achieve global nutrition targets. Therefore, we review empirical qualitative evidence describing the linkages between security (the availability, accessibility, all household uses) nutrition. Primary include drinking, food production preparation, infant young child feeding, limiting exposure pathogens environmental toxins. We then identify knowledge gaps within each linkage propose research agenda studying going forward, concurrent quantification both use, stability. By making explicit connections nutritional well-being, aim promote greater collaboration water, sanitation, hygiene sectors. Interdisciplinary policies programs holistically address water-nutrition nexus, versus those focus on independently, are likely significantly advance our ability ensure equitable healthy foods safe all.

Language: Английский

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Water insecurity and gender‐based violence: A global review of the evidence

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Oct. 3, 2022

Abstract We reviewed the existing literature documenting association between water insecurity and gender‐based violence to (1) describe characteristics contexts of available studies, (2) identify classify documented across domains (access, affordability, adequacy, reliability, safety). 18 peer‐reviewed articles mentioned associations violence. All studies were conducted in sub‐Saharan Africa South Asia published English. The most common manifestation relationship was an increased risk sexual physical for women who walked long distances access water. This followed by intimate partner sparked inability meet domestic obligations due household inadequacy. Despite these trends, insecurity, types experienced women, often intertwined. conclude that there is a dearth information assessing especially Latin America, North Southeast Asia, involving locally‐based scholars. suggest spectrum what considered “violence” relation be expanded scholars practitioners adopt term “gender‐based violence” water‐related stressors are so extreme as threaten human health well‐being, particularly girls. Finally, we encourage development cross‐culturally validated measures violence, which can deployed conjunction with standardized evaluate interventions target linked threats global health. article categorized under: Engineering Water > Water, Health, Sanitation Human Rights

Language: Английский

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Moving from measurement to governance of shared groundwater resources

Nature Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 30 - 36

Published: Jan. 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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MAD water: Integrating modular, adaptive, and decentralized approaches for water security in the climate change era

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(6)

Published: July 11, 2023

Abstract Centralized water infrastructure has, over the last century, brought safe and reliable drinking to much of world. But climate change, combined with aging underfunded infrastructure, is increasingly testing limits of—and reversing gains made by—this approach. To address these growing strains gaps, we must assess advance alternatives centralized provision sanitation. The literature rife examples systems that are neither nor networked, yet meet needs local communities in important ways, including: informal hybrid systems, decentralized provision, community‐based management, small point‐of‐use treatment, small‐scale vendors, packaged water. Our work builds on literatures by proposing a convergence approach can integrate explore benefits challenges modular, adaptive, (“MAD”) sanitation, often foregrounding advances engineering technology. We further provide frameworks evaluate justice, economic feasibility, governance, human health, environmental sustainability as key parameters MAD system performance. This article categorized under: Engineering Water > Water, Health, Sanitation Human Governance Sustainable

Language: Английский

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Climate change and healthy ageing: An assessment of the impact of climate hazards on older people

Journal of Global Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: May 24, 2024

Abstract Background Climate change not only directly impacts older people's longevity but also healthy ageing, which is the process of maintaining physical and mental capacities while optimising functional abilities. The urgency to address both population ageing climate necessitates a rethink assessment impact on people. This includes identifying what can be done anticipate, mitigate adapt engage persons. Methods A review forms basis evidence in this report. We developed comprehensive search assess current literature, combining terms related across four major data sets assessing articles published up end 2021. Results summarised future people framework persons, recognising social environmental determinants ageing. Major hazards some key exposure pathways include extreme temperatures, wildfire, drought, flooding, storm sea level rise, air quality, climate-sensitive infectious diseases, food water insecurities, health care system displacement, migration, relocation. Strategies require interventions improve systems infrastructure reduce vulnerability increase resilience. As heterogeneous group, perceptions should integrated into activism. Increasing literacy among enabling them promote intergenerational dialogue will drive development implementation equitable solutions. Pathways may operate via direct or indirect exposures, requiring longitudinal studies that enable exposures outcomes at multiple time points, analyses cumulative life course. Conclusions lack systematic reviews primary research most hazards, except for heat, apparent. Future beyond mortality morbidity how interact with their environment by focusing abilities being doing they value.

Language: Английский

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Does rural water resource outcry elevate communities’ conservation for livelihoods in a pooled resource? A case of Mvomero district, Morogoro region, Tanzania

Sustainable Water Resources Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(2)

Published: March 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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Household Water and Food Insecurity Are Positively Associated with Poor Mental and Physical Health among Adults Living with HIV in Western Kenya

Journal of Nutrition, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 151(6), P. 1656 - 1664

Published: Jan. 28, 2021

Household food insecurity (FI) and water (WI) are prevalent public health issues that can co-occur. Few studies have concurrently assessed their associations with outcomes, particularly among people living HIV.We aimed to investigate the between FI WI how they relate physical mental health.Food-insecure adult smallholder farmers HIV in western Kenya were recruited participate a cluster-randomized controlled trial of multisectoral agricultural asset loan intervention. We used baseline data on experiences (using Food Insecurity Access Scale, range: 0-27) modified scale developed for this region, 0-51) prior month (n = 716). Outcomes included probable depression Hopkins Symptom Checklist), fatigue diarrhea month, overall Medical Study Health Survey, 0-100). first Pearson correlations FI, WI, sociodemographic characteristics. then 3 regressions each outcome (control variables FI; control WI; variables, WI) compared model fit indexes.Correlations household wealth low, meaning measure distinct constructs. associated numerous outcomes; accounting both resource insecurities typically provided best fit. For instance, when controlling 10-point higher score was 6.42-point lower (P < 0.001) 2.92 times greater odds 0.001).Assessing is important correctly estimating relation outcomes. Interventions address food- water-related persons will likely be more effective at improving than those addressing single insecurity. This registered clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02815579.

Language: Английский

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The Changing Climate Is Changing Safe Drinking Water, Impacting Health: A Case in the Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh (SWCRB)

Climate, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(7), P. 146 - 146

Published: July 12, 2023

This study focuses on investigating the impact of climate change availability safe drinking water and human health in Southwest Coastal Region Bangladesh (SWCRB). Additionally, it explores local adaptation approaches aimed at addressing these challenges. The research employed a combination qualitative quantitative methods to gather data. Qualitative data were collected through various means such as case studies, workshops, focus group discussions (FGDs), interviews, key informant interviews (KIIs). specifically from 12 unions Shyamnagar Upazila. On other hand, method, we respondents’ answers closed-ended questionnaire survey 320 respondents nine first phase this study. In next phase, also three most vulnerable Upazila, namely Poddo Pukur, Gabura, Burigoalini, where 1579 answered questions regarding conditions due change. findings indicate that communities region acknowledge significant sea-level rise (SLR) freshwater sources overall well-being, primarily increased salinity. Over 70% identified gastrointestinal issues, hypertension, diarrhea, malnutrition, skin diseases major waterborne risks arising salinity lack access water. Among groups, women children found be particularly susceptible related While highlights presence certain measures against health-related problems, community clinics centers upazila level, well seeking healthcare paramedical doctors, notes are insufficient. terms water, have adopted strategies, including pond excavation remove saline (partially making potable), implementing sand filters, rainwater harvesting, obtaining potable alternative sources. However, efforts alone do not fully address challenges associated with ensuring

Language: Английский

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