Water, health and decisions: the impact of extreme weather

Description

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 6 states that every person on earth should have access to water and sanitation, whereas SDG #3 stipulates good health and well-being for all at all ages. Both goals are clearly interrelated, as positive WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) conditions can promote human health.

However, different regions and populations worldwide experience different water and health situations. To complicate matters, human behaviour is also a determining factor. Health and water security are connected in many ways, and data on these topics can contribute to informed decision-making and interventions. This is all the more important since local perspectives are often disconnected from the decisions that central authorities take.