1.2. Local Governments and Critical Infrastructure The local scale is particularly important for risk reduction because most human experiences and decisions related to DRR happen at the local level [4,14–25]. At this scale, human security and quality of life depend partly on how local ...
Unsafe drinking water is a major cause of diarrhea, which is responsible for an estimated 10% of the global mortality among children under the age of five [2,3]. Viral and parasitic infections, environmental enteropathy, and undernutrition are other health concerns associated with unsafe water [...
The project is funded by the Irish Health Research Board applied partnership award (APA). The grant specifications influenced the design of the study where the research must be applied by the knowledge user organizations [14]. The award supports projects where academic researchers and knowledge ...
Although the physical development of irrigation has made considerable progress in India, the efficient distribution and management of water for agriculture is posing many difficulties [1,2]. Engineering solutions are by themselves unable to provide the answer since the problems are substantially rooted ...
We then explore multivariate relationships among these three main groups of variables: type of mediatic use; socio-demographic and technological characteristics; and usage ex- and intensity. This being said, it is the declared goal of this study to provide a high-level overview and not to look...