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Water and ethics - human health and sanitation (pdf 164kb)

This brief is part of a series on water and ethics published by UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme. It provides an overview of the links between water and health and the ethical problems arising from this connection.

It also explores the interaction of poverty, sanitation and health and their role in achieving progress towards poverty reduction at a global level.

 

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