Water and Health


This compendium provides a collection of readings which discuss water and health linkages from a multidisciplinary perspective. Readings in the compendium have been categorised into nine sub-sections – (1) Introduction to Water and Health Linkages, (2) Water Pollution and Health, (3) Water Borne Diseases, (4) Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health, (5) Disasters, Water & Health, (6) Water Resource Management and Health, (7) Water, Health and Equity, (8) Water, Poverty and Health Linkages, (9) Water, Health and Gender. This compendium can be used as a resource material by trainers, students and researchers in the field of water management.