Increased risk of diarrhoeal diseases from climate change: Evidence from urban communities supplied by groundwater in Uganda

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 334, Issue , 2009, Pages 15-19

  Taylor, R ^a   Miret Gaspa, M ^b   Tumwine, J ^c   Mileham, L ^a   Flynn, R ^b,d   Howard, G ^e   Kulabako, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e Climate Change Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Diarrhoea; Groundwater; Hygiene; Urban

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; CLIMATE PROJECTION; DIARRHOEA; DYNAMICAL DOWNSCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEAVY RAINFALL; HIGH-FREQUENCY SAMPLING; HOUSEHOLD WATER; HYGIENE; KAMPALA , UGANDA; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; RAINY SEASONS; SANITARY RISKS; SPRING-IN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; THERMOTOLERANT; URBAN; URBAN COMMUNITY;

CLIMATE MODELS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; HYGIENE; PATHOGENICITY; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; KAMPALA; UGANDA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78751664089     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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