The WISH Protecting Health in Dry Cities: From Evidence to Action report looks at this new discipline documenting the current debate about the looming problem of insufficient (potable) water for health in an urban context and how the desertification of cities affects health. The report also considers broader aspects and links with issues such as economic policy, inequality and technology.
Live session details
Forum Panel – 75mn
With a focus on vulnerable subpopulations, the Healthy Dry Cities forum panel will investigate what impact water scarcity in cities may have on mental health, how architecture and planning in cities with scarce water can promote health and wellbeing, while discussing infectious disease in water scarce cities and how health services can be optimally organized to adapt and respond to increasing urban dryness.
Contributors
Dr. Roberto Bertollini; Dr. Briony Rogers; Dr. Maya Negev; Prof. Sonalde Desai.
