Water and mental health

A Wutich, A Brewis, A Tsai - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is a well‐established connection among water quality, sanitation, and physical health.
The potentially important relationship between water and mental health is considerably less …

Water insecurity and gender‐based violence: A global review of the evidence

PS Tallman, S Collins… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We reviewed the existing literature documenting the association between water insecurity
and gender‐based violence to (1) describe the characteristics and contexts of available …

Unprecedented droughts are expected to exacerbate urban inequalities in Southern Africa

M Rusca, E Savelli, G Di Baldassarre, A Biza… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Climate change-related drought risks are intensifying in many urban areas, making stakes
particularly high in contexts of severe vulnerability. Yet, how social power, differential …

The toll of household water insecurity on health and human biology: Current understandings and future directions

AY Rosinger, SL Young - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Water is imperative for nutrition and health, economic productivity, and political stability; it
also holds cultural and symbolic meanings and functions. Household water insecurity is an …

“When you have no water, it means you have no peace”: a mixed-methods, whole-population study of water insecurity and depression in rural Uganda

RC Mushavi, BFO Burns, B Kakuhikire… - Social science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Lack of access to clean water has well known implications for communicable
disease risks, but the broader construct of water insecurity is little studied, and its mental …

[HTML][HTML] Water security and nutrition: current knowledge and research opportunities

JD Miller, CL Workman, SV Panchang, G Sneegas… - Advances in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water is an essential nutrient that has primarily been considered in terms of its physiological
necessity. But reliable access to water in sufficient quantities and quality is also critical for …

In pursuit of 'safe'water: the burden of personal injury from water fetching in 21 low-income and middle-income countries

V Venkataramanan, JAL Geere, B Thomae, J Stoler… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Water fetching for household needs can cause injury, but documentation of the
burden of harm globally has been limited. We described the frequency, characteristics and …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: the importance of water security for ensuring food security, good nutrition, and well-being

SL Young, EA Frongillo, Z Jamaluddine… - Advances in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water security is a powerful concept that is still in its early days in the field of nutrition. Given
the prevalence and severity of water issues and the many interconnections between water …

The measurement of water access and use is key for more effective food and nutrition policy

SL Young - Food Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Water-related indicators have predominantly focused on water availability and water
infrastructure; experiences with water access and use have received far less attention …

Race, citizenship, and belonging in the pursuit of water and climate justice in California

LE Méndez-Barrientos, AL Fencl… - … and Planning E …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Systemic inequalities, which affect how water is distributed and used, underlie water
insecurities in higher-income (global North) countries. We explore the interlinkages between …