Background Access to safe drinking-water is a fundamental requirement for good health and
is also a human right. Global access to safe drinking-water is monitored by WHO and …

YALE UNIVERSITY hanced and services expanded through greater collaboration between
the fields of water and sanitation engineering and public health. Second, researchers should …

Climate change represents the most significant challenge of the twenty-first century and
poses risks to water and sanitation services. Concerns for water supply include damage to …

The important relationship between health and water necessitates consideration of water
vulnerability. Water vulnerability is contingent upon biophysical and social drivers operating …

Monitoring of water services informs policy and planning for national governments and the
international community. Currently, the international monitoring system measures the type of …

In the 3rd edition of its Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality (2004)(GDWQ) the World
Health Organization (WHO) promotes the use of risk assessment coupled with risk …

Drinking-water supply and sanitation services are essential for human health, but their
technologies and management systems are potentially vulnerable to climate change. An …

Like most cities in developing countries, Uganda's capital city, Kampala, is experiencing
urbanisation leading to an increase in population, and rapid development of peri-urban …

Access to safe drinking water is one of the most vital targets of sustainable development
goal (6.1). However, climate change has become a significant challenge to safe water …

Human health is greatly affected by inadequate access to sufficient and safe drinking water,
especially in low and middle-income countries. Drinking water governance improvements …