A few years ago I was surprised by an ourworldindata.org graph on diarrheal disease deaths by age, and a conversation today prompted me to look deeper into it. The data show that more over-70s die of diarrhoea than under-5s worldwide, and the trend has only got stronger with the new GBD 2023 data. On the… Continue reading More over-70s die of diarrhoea than under-5s
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Adapting WASH services to climate change – the “low-regrets” principle and benefit-cost analysis
Summary: the severity of climate impacts on WASH services is uncertain. “Low-regrets” investments or interventions are those which generate net economic benefits under a range of the most plausible scenarios of climate impact severity. The concept is explored in Figure 1, which illustrates relationships between net benefits and the severity of climate impacts for different… Continue reading Adapting WASH services to climate change – the “low-regrets” principle and benefit-cost analysis
Planetary health and WASH: causes and consequences
What is planetary health? Humanity is emitting too much CO2 and using ever-increasing amounts of energy and water. The human population is set to swell for the foreseeable, requiring both more food and the water to grow it. At the same time, climate change is threatening progress across the board. These trends have spurred a… Continue reading Planetary health and WASH: causes and consequences
Human capital and WASH – a note
Possible mechanisms by which WASH increases human capital In labour economics, human capital is a worker’s stock of knowledge and skills which contributes to their productivity and earnings. Human capital accumulation is a process of developing skills within and beyond cognitive domains, in which the first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial. In… Continue reading Human capital and WASH – a note
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