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The power of WASH: Why sanitation matters for nutrition

Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition. A growing base of evidence on the link between sanitation, child height, and well-being has come at an opportune time, when the issue of sanitation and nutrition in developing countries has moved to the top of the pos...

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Main Authors: Spears, Dean, Haddad, Lawrence James
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
Subjects:
gender
refugees
exports
infectious diseases
economic development
agricultural policies
agricultural research
volatility
stunting
smallholders
land use
children
hygiene
land rights
conflicts
water use
diet
poverty
rural areas
obesity
climate change
undernutrition
nutrition policies
food policies
land tenure
indicators
sustainability
hunger
food safety
malnutrition
aquaculture
nutrition
markets
trade
epidemics
drought
agricultural development
food security
migration
risk
fisheries
food prices
public expenditure
women
governance
capacity building
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150424
Summary:Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition. A growing base of evidence on the link between sanitation, child height, and well-being has come at an opportune time, when the issue of sanitation and nutrition in developing countries has moved to the top of the post-2015 development agenda.

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