Water security in two megacities: Observations on public actions during 2020 in São Paulo and London

Estela Macedo Alves, Jo-Anne Geere, Mariana Gutierres Arteiro Da Paz, Pedro Roberto Jacobi, Edson Grandisoli, Samia Sullaiman

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Abstract

This paper discusses water security and wellbeing within a public health perspective and focuses on urban areas with high population density. It analyses access to safe water and the multiple challenges to water security in two megacities: São Paulo and London, comparing differences and similarities. It illustrates how water security and health are related to Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6): universal and equitable access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene, and SDG3: healthy lives and well-being for all, focusing on the problem exacerbated by the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, during 2020
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)883-899
Number of pages17
JournalWater International
Volume46
Issue number6
Early online date6 Oct 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Water security
  • public health
  • sustainable development goals
  • São Paulo
  • London
  • megacities

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