In developing countries millions of people are suffering from inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services often accompanied by poor hygiene practices. Improvements in drinking water quality and service levels, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are successfully preventing diseases and deaths, thereby increasing public health.
The link of agriculture with drinking water and sanitation is often overlooked. Agriculture is the biggest water user around the globe and food production affects the water cycle in many ways. Drinking water quality and quantity can easily become affected through agricultural practices. On the other hand, sanitation has the potential to act as an effective preventive measure to reduce water-related diseases and it can also support sustainable food production, as excreta can be seen as a source for nutrients, water and organic matter. Furthermore, increased nutrition and reduced disease burden positively impact health.
The presentation aims to provide a holistic overview about the linkages between WASH, public health and agriculture from the field to the fork.
Date: 15.01.2015, 17:00 – 18:30 h
Where: Institut für Geodäsie und Geoinformation Nussallee 1 HS I
Lecturer: Dr. Andrea Rechenburg
Organiser: ARTS (Agricultural Sciences and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics)In developing countries millions of people are suffering from inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services often accompanied by poor hygiene practices. Improvements in drinking water quality and service levels, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are successfully preventing diseases and deaths, thereby increasing public health.
The link of agriculture with drinking water and sanitation is often overlooked. Agriculture is the biggest water user around the globe and food production affects the water cycle in many ways. Drinking water quality and quantity can easily become affected through agricultural practices. On the other hand, sanitation has the potential to act as an effective preventive measure to reduce water-related diseases and it can also support sustainable food production, as excreta can be seen as a source for nutrients, water and organic matter. Furthermore, increased nutrition and reduced disease burden positively impact health.
The presentation aims to provide a holistic overview about the linkages between WASH, public health and agriculture from the field to the fork.
Date: 15.01.2015, 17:00 – 18:30 h
Where: Institut für Geodäsie und Geoinformation Nussallee 1 HS I
Lecturer: Dr. Andrea Rechenburg
Organiser: ARTS (Agricultural Sciences and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics)