The power of WASH: Why sanitation matters for nutrition
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Spears, Dean; Haddad, Lawrence James. 2015. The power of WASH: Why sanitation matters for nutrition. In 2014-2015 Global food policy report. Chapter 3 Pp. 19-23. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150424
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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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Related reference: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295759
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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
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