East African GEOHealth hub for preventing environmental and occupational health risks
The burden of disease from environmental and occupational health hazards and climate change is a growing concern in eastern Africa.
The burden of disease from environmental and occupational health hazards and climate change is a growing concern in eastern Africa.
This project seeks to improve incentives and opportunities for households in southern Zambia and southwestern Zimbabwe to cope with climate change.
With increased food insecurity in Uganda, the pressure to use wetlands for agriculture is growing.
It is obvious that in many African countries, no linkages are being made between health policy and environment policy.
Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are of increasing concern worldwide. Most of these diseases are of animal origin (zoonotic).
Studies suggest that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are of some benefit to farmers, but how effective they are in linking small farmers to wider markets remains unknown.
Soil salinization affects nearly all regions of Sénégal. Nearly a million hectares are affected by salinization and acidification.
This project is being carried out in parallel with a research-action project entitled, Mbeubeuss Landfill : Exploring Options to Protect Health, the Environment, and Livelihoods in Sénégal (103801).
Agrifood markets in developing and transition countries are undergoing rapid change.
For the past 35 years, the Mbeubeuss landfill in the city of Pikine has been receiving all the domestic and industrial garbage from greater Dakar, Sénégal. Currently, 475 000 tonnes of garbage are dumped there and left uncovered every year.