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Here are articles that may help you on the issue of waste/wastewater and UPA, as discussed at the UNEP workshop at the end of October. The articles' topics are waterborne diseases, use of wastewater for UPA, climate change and health, and a few on more general topics related to the assessment. I hope you find these useful.

Climate Change and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case-Based Perspective

Climate change and human health: present and future risks

Climate Change and Infectious Diseases

Increasing water temperature and disease risks in aquatic systems: Climate change increases the risk of some, but not all, diseases

Climate Change and Waterborne Disease Risk in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.

Climate change, flooding, urbanisation and leptospirosis: fuelling the fire?

Climate and Vectorborne Diseases

Effects of climate change on animal and zoonotic helminthiases

Climate Information for Improved Planning and Management of Mega Cities (Needs Perspective)

Climate change effects on trematodiases, with emphasis on zoonotic fascioliasis and schistosomiasis

Modeling the impact of climate variability on diarrhea-associated diseases in Taiwan (1996–2007)

Climate Change Effects on Trematode and Nematode Diseases Affecting Children in Rural Areas of Developing Countries

Control of pathogenic microorganisms in wastewater recycling and reuse in agriculture

A framework for the decentralised management of wastewater in Zimbabwe

Drivers for the emergence and re-emergence of vector-borne protozoal and bacterial diseases

Exploring the diversity of urban and peri-urban agricultural systems in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa: An attempt towards a regional typology

The ecology of climate change and infectious diseases

Farmers’ perceptions and knowledge in using wastewater for irrigation at twelve peri-urban areas and two sugar mill areas in Bangladesh

Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan

High risk of hookworm infection among wastewater farmers in Pakistan

Does irrigated urban agriculture influence the transmission of malaria in the city of Kumasi, Ghana?

Impact of irrigation water quality on human health: A case study in India

Urban organic waste markets: responding to change in Hubli Dharwad, India

Operationalising a resilience approach to adapting an urban delta to uncertain climate changes

Incidence of and risk factors for skin ailments among farmers working with wastewater-fed agriculture in Hanoi, Vietnam

Soil-transmitted helminthiases: implications of climate change and human behavior

Urban agriculture and land use in cities: An approach with the multi-functionality and sustainability concepts in the case of Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Sub-Saharan African urbanisation and global environmental change

Urbanization strategies, rural development and land use changes in China: A multiple-level integrated assessment

The use of town refuse ash in urban agriculture around Jos, Nigeria: health and environmental risks

Combating desertification in the Negev: dryland agriculture vs. dryland urbanization

A cleaner production approach to urban water management: potential for application in Harare, Zimbabwe

Impact assessment of treated/untreated wastewater toxicants discharged by sewage treatment plants on health, agricultural, and environmental quality in the wastewater disposal area

The challenges of wastewater irrigation in developing countries

Wastewater irrigation in the developing world—Two case studies from the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal

Confronting the realities of wastewater aquaculture in peri-urban Kolkata with bioeconomic modelling

Wastewater for agriculture: A reuse-oriented planning model and its application in peri-urban China

Factors Contributing to the Public Health and Economic Importance of Waterborne Zoonotic Parasites

Climate change and waterborne and vector-borne disease

Protecting Health from Climate Change

Climate change and urbanization in the Yangtze River Delta

UPA Articles, November 2011 by STARTSTART, 04 Nov 2011 17:04

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