Online ZEF Colloquium on Water, Sanitation and Agriculture Linkages with Health and Nutrition Improvement

April 23, 2020 | 13:30 h - 14:30 h

Online ZEF Colloquium

Topic: Water, Sanitation and Agriculture Linkages with Health and Nutrition Improvement

Speaker: Nicolas Gerber (ZEF Senior Researcher)

Date: Thursday, April 23, 1:30 - 2:30 pm

Abstract / Background:

Sustainable Development Goal 6, targets 6.1 and 6.2, track progress toward universal access to safe and affordable drinking water and adequate sanitation by 2030, in a gender-equitable way. Progress towards these targets has been recorded. They should be expected to spill over to other dimensions of human development, health, and nutrition in particular. Yet, progress in either of these dimensions, particularly among young children (SDG target 2.2 on ending all forms of malnutrition), is not commensurate.

In this paper, we synthesize new findings from a major multi-country research program. Focusing on rural and peri-urban areas of the developing world, where multi-purpose water systems are key, we conduct statistical and econometric analyses of nationally representative data for Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, and India. These data sets have been routinely used to report on progress toward SDG 6 and SDG 2. Then we investigate the associations between multi-use water systems, especially around agricultural activities, and health and nutrition, using data from four detailed and original household surveys collected in the same countries. Our analysis shows that the type of irrigation water and behavior around water and sanitation are key factors for improved health and nutrition. These factors are not captured in routinely used national data sets. A systemic approach to water management and sanitation is called for to improve health and nutrition.

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Time: 23.Apr.2020 01:20 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna.

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