ABSTRACT

A guide to help planners and engineers to the improvment of future water projects. The past century of global experience on water projects is presented as the basis for creating new approaches. First-hand analyses, including 35 case studies from 25 countries, portray the influence of politicians, biologists, engineers, computer models and physician

part |2 pages

Part I Health opportunities

chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|32 pages

Predicting health impacts in the Tropics

chapter 4|14 pages

Water-associated diseases

chapter |3 pages

Part II The Americas

chapter 6|7 pages

North America

chapter 7|75 pages

Caribbean region

chapter 8|9 pages

South America

part |2 pages

Part III West Africa

chapter 9|13 pages

Morocco

chapter 10|54 pages

Senegal River

chapter 11|23 pages

Niger River

chapter 12|15 pages

Volta River

chapter 13|76 pages

River Nile

chapter 14|22 pages

Eritrea

chapter 15|28 pages

Somalia

part |2 pages

Part V Southern Africa

chapter 16|8 pages

Zambezi River

chapter 17|8 pages

Sabi River Basin in Zimbabwe

part |2 pages

Part VI Middle East and Asia

chapter 18|9 pages

Iran

chapter 19|15 pages

Pakistan

chapter 20|13 pages

Asia

part |2 pages

Part VII Final summary

chapter 21|35 pages

Final synthesis and specific guidelines