Water and HIV/AIDS: Some strategic considerations in Southern Africa (original) (raw)

2005

Abstract

At first sight, the issues of HIV/AIDS and water would appear to bear very little relation to each other. HIV/AIDS is a global-scale pandemic that is transmitted between people primarily through sexual contact, while water is a renewable natural resource of which the availability depends on a variety of geographic and climatic factors. However, a closer inspection of the features that characterise the spread of HIV/AIDS and its implications for individuals, communities and societies reveals several significant linkages with water, as well as important consequences for water resource management. The links between HIV/AIDS and water reflect some of the often unanticipated effects of the pandemic on society, with long-term implications for effective water resource management and the provision of wholesome water supplies to communities. This chapter first provides a strategic overview of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa and then examines the extent to which it influences and is ...

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