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1 Ashton, P.; Ramasar, V. 2002. Water and HIV/Aids: some strategic considerations in southern Africa. In Turton, A.; Henwood, R. (Eds.). Hydropolitics in the developing world: a southern African perspective. Pretoria, South Africa: African Water Issues Research Unit (AWIRU). pp.217-235.
Public health ; Water resource management ; Water use ; Population growth ; Water supply ; Water quality ; Groundwater ; Infectious diseases / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 TUR Record No: H031034)
2 Vinetz, J. M.; Wilcox, B. A.; Aguirre, A.; Gollin, L. X.; Katz, A. R.; Fujioka, R. S.; Maly, K.; Horwitz, P.; Chang, H. 2005. Beyond disciplinary boundaries: Leptospirosis as a model of incorporating transdisciplinary approaches to understand infectious disease emergence. EcoHealth, 2:291-306.
Leptospirosis ; Infectious diseases ; Health ; Models ; Ecology ; Environmental effects / USA / Hawaii
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7575 Record No: H039129)
3 Wilcox, B. A.; Colwell, R. R. 2005. Emerging and reemerging infectious diseases: Biocomplexity as an interdisciplinary paradigm. EcoHealth, 2:1-14.
Infectious diseases ; Cholera ; Leptospirosis ; Waterborne diseases ; Public health ; Environmental effects ; Climate change / Peru
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7576 Record No: H039130)
4 WHO. 2003. Emerging issues in water and infectious diseases. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. 22p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 616.071 G000 WHO Record No: H040531)
5 Horwitz, P.; Finlayson, C. M.; Weinstein, P. 2012. Healthy wetlands, healthy people: a review of wetlands and human health interactions. [Contributing authors include Priyanie Amerasinghe of IWMI]. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO; Gland, Switzerland: Ramsar Convention Secretariat. 106p. (Ramsar Technical Report No. 6)
Wetlands ; Public health ; Waterborne diseases ; Infectious diseases ; Health hazards ; Ecosystems ; Erosion ; Nutrition ; Social aspects ; Rivers ; Lakes ; Marshes ; Rice fields ; Coastal area ; Poverty ; Climate change ; Food security ; Water quality
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044745)
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6 Few, R.; Matthies, F. (Eds.) 2006. Flood hazards and health: responding to present and future risks. London, UK: Earthscan. 219p.
Flood control ; Risk reduction ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Mental health ; Health care ; Health education ; Infectious diseases ; Waterborne diseases ; State intervention ; Sanitation / USA / England / Wales / Mozambique / Vietnam / Mekong Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.3493 G000 FEW Record No: H047085)
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7 Jayawardena, U. A.; Rohr, J. R.; Navaratne, A. N.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.; Rajakaruna, R. S. 2016. Combined effects of pesticides and trematode infections on hourglass tree frog Polypedates cruciger. Ecohealth, 13(1):111-22. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1103-2]
Pesticides ; Trematode infections ; Frogs ; Glyphosate ; Chlorpyrifos ; Dimethoate ; Malformations ; Propanil ; Environmental factors ; Chemical contamination ; Disease prevention ; Infectious diseases ; Mathematical models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048101)
The impact of widespread and common environmental factors, such as chemical contaminants, on infectious disease risk in amphibians is particularly important because both chemical contaminants and infectious disease have been implicated in worldwide amphibian declines. Here we report on the lone and combined effects of exposure to parasitic cercariae (larval stage) of the digenetic trematode, Acanthostomum burminis, and four commonly used pesticides (insecticides: chlorpyrifos, dimethoate; herbicides: glyphosate, propanil) at ecologically relevant concentrations on the survival, growth, and development of the common hourglass tree frog, Polypedates cruciger Blyth 1852. There was no evidence of any pesticide-induced mortality on cercariae because all the cercariae successfully penetrated each tadpole host regardless of pesticide treatment. In isolation, both cercarial and pesticide exposure significantly decreased frog survival, development, and growth, and increased developmental malformations, such as scoliosis, kyphosis, and also edema and skin ulcers. The combination of cercariae and pesticides generally posed greater risk to frogs than either factor alone by decreasing survival or growth or increasing time to metamorphosis or malformations. The exception was that lone exposure to chlorpyrifos had higher mortality without than with cercariae. Consistent with mathematical models that suggest that stress should increase the impact of generalist parasites, the weight of the evidence from the field and laboratory suggests that ecologically relevant concentrations of agrochemicals generally increase the threat that trematodes pose to amphibians, highlighting the importance of elucidating interactions between anthropogenic activities and infectious disease in taxa of conservation concern.
8 Nasr-Azadani, F.; Khan, R.; Rahimikollu, J.; Unnikrishnan, A.; Akanda, A.; Alam, M.; Huq, A.; Jutla, A.; Colwell, R. 2017. Hydroclimatic sustainability assessment of changing climate on cholera in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin. Advances in Water Resources, 108:332-344. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2016.11.018]
Climate change ; Hydroclimatology ; Sustainability ; Assessment ; Health hazards ; Infectious diseases ; Cholera ; Stream flow ; Flow discharge ; Forecasting ; River basins ; Models / Bangladesh / Ganges Basin / Brahmaputra Basin / Meghna Basin / Bengal Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048327)
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The association of cholera and climate has been extensively documented. However, determining the effects of changing climate on the occurrence of disease remains a challenge. Bimodal peaks of cholera in Bengal Delta are hypothesized to be linked to asymmetric flow of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. Spring cholera is related to intrusion of bacteria-laden coastal seawater during low flow seasons, while autumn cholera results from cross-contamination of water resources when high flows in the rivers cause massive inundation. Coarse resolution of General Circulation Model (GCM) output (usually at 100 – 300 km)cannot be used to evaluate variability at the local scale(10–20 km),hence the goal of this study was to develop a framework that could be used to understand impacts of climate change on occurrence of cholera. Instead of a traditional approach of downscaling precipitation, streamflow of the two rivers was directly linked to GCM outputs, achieving reasonable accuracy (R2 = 0.89 for the Ganges and R2 = 0.91 for the Brahmaputra)using machine learning algorithms (Support Vector Regression-Particle Swarm Optimization). Copula methods were used to determine probabilistic risks of cholera under several discharge conditions. Key results, using model outputs from ECHAM5, GFDL, andHadCM3for A1B and A2 scenarios, suggest that the combined low flow of the two rivers may increase in the future, with high flows increasing for first half of this century, decreasing thereafter. Spring and autumn cholera, assuming societal conditions remain constant e.g., at the current rate, may decrease. However significant shifts were noted in the magnitude of river discharge suggesting that cholera dynamics of the delta may well demonstrate an uncertain predictable pattern of occurrence over the next century.
9 Glavan, M. (Ed.) 2018. Water challenges of an urbanizing world. London, UK: IntechOpen Limited. 182p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.68339]
Water management ; Urbanization ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Water pollution ; Water quality control ; Biological contamination ; Chemical contamination ; Microplastics ; Waste water treatment plants ; Waterborne diseases ; Infectious diseases ; Legionnaires' disease ; Sustainable development ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Urban development ; Satellite imagery ; Climate change ; Flooding ; Air temperature ; Strategies ; Constraints ; Case studies / USA / Mexico / China / Gansu / Puget Sound / Elliott Bay / Seattle Aquarium / Western Longhai-Lanxin Economic Zone / High Plains
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049035)
https://www.intechopen.com/books/water-challenges-of-an-urbanizing-world
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049035_TOC.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049035_TOC.pdf
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Global water crisis is a challenge to the security, political stability and environmental sustainability of developing nations and with climate, economically and politically, induces migrations also for the developed ones. Currently, the urban population is 54% with prospects that by the end of 2050 and 2100 66% and 80%, respectively, of the world's population will live in urban environment. Untreated water abstracted from polluted resources and destructed ecosystems as well as discharge of untreated waste water is the cause of health problems and death for millions around the globe. Competition for water is wide among agriculture, industry, power companies and recreational tourism as well as nature habitats. Climate changes are a major threat to the water resources. This book intends to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in integrated assessment of water resource management in the urbanizing world, which is a foundation to develop society with secure water availability, food market stability and ecosystem preservation.
10 Rosenstock, T. S.; Nowak, A.; Girvetz, E. (Eds.) 2019. The climate-smart agriculture papers: investigating the business of a productive, resilient and low emission future. Cham, Switzerland: SpringerOpen. 321p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92798-5]
Climate-smart agriculture ; Climate change adaptation ; Resilience ; Emission ; Forecasting ; Sustainable agriculture ; Farming systems ; Crop production ; Varieties ; Drought tolerance ; Nutrition ; Seed production ; Soils ; Agroforestry ; Participatory approaches ; Public-private cooperation ; Stakeholders ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Entrepreneurship ; Income ; Agricultural extension ; Innovation ; Supply chain ; Risks ; Uncertainty ; Models ; Policies ; Households ; Welfare ; Women ; Livestock ; Infectious diseases ; Rural finance ; Traditional methods ; Stress ; Religion ; Case studies / Africa / Angola / Zimbabwe / Ethiopia / Kenya / Mozambique / Tanzania / Uganda / Namibia / Planalto / Lushoto
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049125)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-92798-5.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049125.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049125.pdf
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11 Filho, W. L.; Azeiteiro, U. M.; Alves, F. (Eds.) 2016. Climate change and health: improving resilience and reducing risks. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 532p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24660-4]
Climate change mitigation ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Disaster risk reduction ; Resilience ; Extreme weather events ; Flooding ; Landslides ; Food security ; Food wastes ; Water Supply ; Water quality ; Malnutrition ; Vector-borne diseases ; Infectious diseases ; Malaria ; Dengue ; Ebolavirus ; Cardiovascular system ; Mental health ; Air quality ; Poverty ; Sustainable development ; Political aspects ; Social aspects ; Environmental sustainability ; Highlands ; Ecosystems ; Rain ; Training ; Communities ; Geographical information systems ; Case studies ; European Union countries / Sahel / Cameroon / Nigeria / Mozambique / Brazil / Bolivia / Uruguay / Paraguay / Portugal / Austria / Rio de Janeiro / Gaza Province / Vienna / Sao Paulo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H049478)
12 Medlicott, K.; De France, J.; Villalobos-Prats, E.; Gordon, B.; Graczyk, H.; Zandaryaa, S.; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Hada, R.; Caucci, S.; Smakhtin, V.; Pories, L. 2020. Human health impacts related to water, sanitation and climate change. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020: water and climate change. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.68-77.
Public health ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Climate change adaptation ; Health hazards ; Water quality ; Hygiene ; Infectious diseases ; Morbidity ; Mortality ; Water resources ; Wastewater ; Drinking water ; Malnutrition
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049603)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049603.pdf
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This chapter focuses on the human health impacts associated with changes in water quality and quantity due to climate change. Trends in morbidity and mortality are examined in the context of health risks associated with climate change, and response options related to water supply and sanitation are presented.
13 Kyei-Baafour, E.; Tornyigah, B.; Buade, B.; Bimi, L.; Oduro, A. R.; Koram, K. A.; Gyan, B. A.; Kusi, K. A. 2020. Impact of an irrigation dam on the transmission and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in a seasonal malaria transmission area of northern Ghana. Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020:1386587. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1386587]
Malaria ; Disease transmission ; Irrigation ; Dams ; Infectious diseases ; Parasites ; Plasmodium falciparum ; Dry season ; Wet season ; Communities / Ghana / Bongo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049812)
http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jtm/2020/1386587.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049812.pdf
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Water bodies such as dams are known to alter the local transmission patterns of a number of infectious diseases, especially those transmitted by insects and other arthropod vectors. The impact of an irrigation dam on submicroscopic asexual parasite carriage in individuals living in a seasonal malaria transmission area of northern Ghana was investigated. A total of 288 archived DNA samples from two cross-sectional surveys in two communities in the Bongo District of Northern Ghana were analysed. Parasite density was determined by light microscopy and PCR, and parasite diversity was assessed by genotyping of the polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum msp2 block-3 region. Submicroscopic parasitaemia was estimated as the proportional difference between positive samples identified by PCR and microscopy. Dry season submicroscopic parasite prevalence was significantly higher (71.0%, ) at the dam site compared with the nondam site (49.2%). Similarly, wet season submicroscopic parasite prevalence was significantly higher at the dam site (54.5%, ) compared with the nondam site (33.0%). There was no difference in parasite density between sites in the dry season () and in the wet season (). Multiplicity of infection (MOI) based on PCR data was significantly higher at the dam site compared with the nondam site during the dry season () but similar between sites during the wet season. MOI at the nondam site was significantly higher in the wet season than in the dry season (2.49, 1.26, ) but similar between seasons at the dam site. Multivariate analysis showed higher odds of carrying submicroscopic parasites at the dam site in both dry season (OR = 7.46, 95% CI = 3.07–18.15) and in wet season (OR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.04–2.86). The study findings suggest that large water bodies impact year-round carriage of submicroscopic parasites and sustain Plasmodium transmission.
14 Anthonj, C. 2021. Contextualizing linkages between water security and global health in Africa, Asia and Europe. Geography matters in research, policy and practice. Water Security, 13:100093. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2021.100093]
Water security ; Public health ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Water, sanitation and hygiene ; Monitoring ; Policies ; Extreme weather events ; Flooding ; Drinking water ; Water quality ; Infectious diseases ; Health hazards ; Waste management ; Wetlands ; Infrastructure ; Communities ; Stakeholders / Africa / Asia / Europe / Small Island Developing States / Kenya / Namibia / Nigeria
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050600)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468312421000109/pdfft?md5=a4b1165e55c3395137ed9918c1393cb6&pid=1-s2.0-S2468312421000109-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050600.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050600.pdf
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The linkages between water security and global health vary in space and time. Just like water connects every aspect of life, geography relates everything to everything else. Therefore, in order to address challenges at the interface of water security and global health, the use and application of medical geography, a sub-discipline of geography, is helpful in research, policy and practice.
Using different water security pathway classifications (diminished water supply or quality, increased water demand, and extreme flood events) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and targets as a frame, this paper looks at water and health challenges from different angles and from a holistic perspective, while contextualizing them. Drawing on five practical examples, including water-related infectious disease exposure in watersheds in semi-arid Kenya, health system response in floodplains in Namibia, public health implications in a protracted emergency setting in arid Northeast Nigeria, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) monitoring in households, schools and healthcare facilities in Small Island Developing States in the South Pacific, and WASH-related challenges and disease exposures among marginalized ethnic minority populations in Europe, the applicability and usefulness of geography contextualizations in research, policy-makers and practitioners is presented. Moreover, cross-cutting topics and contextualizations, beyond water security and global health, including climate- and weather-related extreme events, inequality, health- and water-related education, risk perceptions and behaviour, and the cultural context, are highlighted to showcase the value of applying medical geography in understanding the key drivers, barriers and bottlenecks in complex situations; recommending actionable and contextualized measures to address these challenges; directing programming and interventions; and informing policy-making to tackle and solve these challenges.
Using different water security pathway classifications (diminished water supply or quality, increased water demand, and extreme flood events) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and targets as a frame, this paper looks at water and health challenges from different angles and from a holistic perspective, while contextualizing them. Drawing on five practical examples, including water-related infectious disease exposure in watersheds in semi-arid Kenya, health system response in floodplains in Namibia, public health implications in a protracted emergency setting in arid Northeast Nigeria, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) monitoring in households, schools and healthcare facilities in Small Island Developing States in the South Pacific, and WASH-related challenges and disease exposures among marginalized ethnic minority populations in Europe, the applicability and usefulness of geography contextualizations in research, policy-makers and practitioners is presented. Moreover, cross-cutting topics and contextualizations, beyond water security and global health, including climate- and weather-related extreme events, inequality, health- and water-related education, risk perceptions and behaviour, and the cultural context, are highlighted to showcase the value of applying medical geography in understanding the key drivers, barriers and bottlenecks in complex situations; recommending actionable and contextualized measures to address these challenges; directing programming and interventions; and informing policy-making to tackle and solve these challenges.
15 Phoobane, P.; Masinde, M.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2022. Predicting infectious diseases: a bibliometric review on Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3):1893. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031893]
Infectious diseases ; Prediction ; Bibliometric analysis ; Machine learning ; Artificial intelligence ; Malaria ; COVID-19 ; Ebola virus disease ; Collaboration ; Models / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050967)
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Africa has a long history of novel and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks. This reality has attracted the attention of researchers interested in the general research theme of predicting infectious diseases. However, a knowledge mapping analysis of literature to reveal the research trends, gaps, and hotspots in predicting Africa’s infectious diseases using bibliometric tools has not been conducted. A bibliometric analysis of 247 published papers on predicting infectious diseases in Africa, published in the Web of Science core collection databases, is presented in this study. The results indicate that the severe outbreaks of infectious diseases in Africa have increased scientific publications during the past decade. The results also reveal that African researchers are highly underrepresented in these publications and that the United States of America (USA) is the most productive and collaborative country. The relevant hotspots in this research field include malaria, models, classification, associations, COVID-19, and cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, weather-based prediction using meteorological factors is an emerging theme, and very few studies have used the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies. Therefore, there is a need to explore 4IR predicting tools such as machine learning and consider integrated approaches that are pivotal to developing robust prediction systems for infectious diseases, especially in Africa. This review paper provides a useful resource for researchers, practitioners, and research funding agencies interested in the research theme—the prediction of infectious diseases in Africa—by capturing the current research hotspots and trends.
16 Nhamo, L.; Mpandeli, S.; Liphadzi, S.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. (Eds.) 2024. Circular and transformative economy: advances towards sustainable socio-economic transformation. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. 302p. (Africa Circular Economy Series) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003327615]
Circular economy ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Transformation ; Sustainability ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Environmental engineering ; Water supply ; Resource recovery ; Reuse ; Business models ; Water management ; Energy ; Food systems ; Nexus approaches ; Innovation ; Waste management ; Technology ; Wastewater treatment plants ; Sewage sludge ; Faecal sludge ; Organic wastes ; Composting ; Environmental health ; Human health ; Sanitation ; Infectious diseases ; Awareness ; Climate change adaptation ; Resilience ; Policies ; Gender norms ; Women ; Agriculture ; Production systems ; COVID-19 ; Case studies / Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Sweden / South Africa / Buffalo River Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052573)
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.1201/9781003327615/circular-transformative-economy-sylvester-mpandeli-stanley-liphadzi-tafadzwanashe-mabhaudhi-luxon-nhamo
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052573.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052573.pdf
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The main aim of this book is to illustrate circular models for sustainable resource management. It highlights the benefits of transformative approaches in integrating, simplifying, and facilitating understanding of complex systems and transforming systems towards greater sustainability while achieving multiple social, economic, and environmental outcomes. It provides pathways towards strategic policy decisions on socio-economic transformation supported by case studies. Features: Discusses exploration of a transitional path to the circular economy, explored from the point of view of waste and technology. Explains transformational change towards sustainable-socio ecological interactions. Reviews provision of pathways towards sustainability through scenario development. Provides assessment of progress towards Sustainable Development Goals. Presents cross-sectoral and multicentric approaches towards circularity. This book is aimed at researchers and professionals in water and environmental engineering, circular economy, sustainability, and environmental studies.
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