Global Perspectives on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is essential for human health, economic development, and quality of life. However, various populations face challenges in obtaining safe drinking water and sanitation services, particularly in low-income and rural communities. Global perspectives on WASH highlight disparities between regions, influenced by factors like poverty, climate change, infrastructure limitations, and population growth. Addressing these challenges requires international cooperation, sustainable resource management, and investments in education and public health initiatives to ensure access to the basic services necessary for a healthy life. Global Perspectives on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of WASH as fundamental determinants of health, equity, and sustainable development worldwide. It explores the structural drivers of the WASH crisis, including population growth, rapid urbanization, climate change, infrastructure deficits, and governance failures, while framing WASH as both a human right and a development imperative. This book covers topics such as hydrology, public health, and water quality, and is a useful resource for engineers, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.