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Sara Gabrielsson

Sara Gabrielsson

Senior Lecturer

Sara Gabrielsson

Climate change-induced water insecurity and global health : A focus on women, water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH), and the remaining gaps towards sustainable development

Author

  • Martina Angela Caretta
  • Sara Gabrielsson

Summary, in English

Currently, water insecurity is the most common way through which the majority of the global population is experiencing climate change. Projections show that climate change-induced water disasters- floods and droughts chiefly- are expected to increase in the next decades. These circumstances are and will be creating major challenges for peoples’ health and well-being. In this chapter, we present the state-of-the-art research on climate change-induced water insecurity and its health impacts, highlighting gender as a predictor of risks and vulnerability as it relates to potential negative health outcomes due to climate change. We discuss how improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) measures, in particular, are crucial for the improvement of women’s conditions and how such measures can contribute towards tackling the challenges of climate change, while also inching towards the achievement of multiple sustainable development goals.

Department/s

  • Department of Human Geography
  • LU Profile Area: Human rights
  • LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)

Publishing year

2025-01-01

Language

English

Pages

115-128

Publication/Series

The Intersection of Global Health and Sustainable Development : An International Perspective

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Topic

  • Climate Science
  • Human Geography
  • Other Geographic Studies (including Tourism, Urban, Rural, and Global Studies)

Keywords

  • Climate change
  • Gender
  • SDGs
  • WaSH
  • Water insecurity
  • Water-induced disasters

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9781800885981
  • ISBN: 9781800885974