Malaria and water resource development: the case of Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia

Yewhalaw, Delenasaw; Legesse, Worku; Bortel, Wim Van; Gebre-Selassie, Solomon; Kloos, Helmut; Duchateau, Luc; Speybroeck, Niko

doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-21

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“…Some studies have shown no impact of hydroelectric dam construction on nearby malaria (68), but most show an increase in risk (112,122,234 Policy on dams needs to balance the considerable health benefits of available energy and water management with local adverse health and social impacts (127,131,230). For this purpose, guidelines have been issued for equitable, atraumatic resettlement (229).…”

Section: Wwwannualreviewsorg • Energy and Human Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy and Human Health

Smith

Frumkin

Balakrishnan

et al. 2013

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Energy use is central to human society and provides many health benefits. But each source of energy entails some health risks. This article reviews the health impacts of each major source of energy, focusing on those with major implications for the burden of disease globally. The biggest health impacts accrue to the harvesting and burning of solid fuels, coal and biomass, mainly in the form of occupational health risks and household and general ambient air pollution. Lack of access to clean fuels and electricity in the world's poor households is a particularly serious risk for health. Although energy efficiency brings many benefits, it also entails some health risks, as do renewable energy systems, if not managed carefully. We do not review health impacts of climate change itself, which are due mostly to climate-altering pollutants from energy systems, but do discuss the potential for achieving near-term health cobenefits by reducing certain climate-related emissions.

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Section: Wwwannualreviewsorg • Energy and Human Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy and Human Health

Smith

Frumkin

Balakrishnan

et al. 2013

Annu. Rev. Public Health

232

146

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“…For example, the construction of the Koka dam was also associated with increased levels of malaria transmission and with P. falciparum becoming more prevalent in communities adjacent to the dam site 55 . Similarly, YEWHALAW et al 101 observed a higher proportion of P. vivax infections on children living in communities near the Gilgel-Gibe dam, but the proportions of P. falciparum cases were not significantly different for at-risk communities and villages farther away. Finally, transmission enhancement was also verified in communities close to the Bamendjin dam in Cameroon 3 .…”

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confidence: 88%

Impact of dams and irrigation schemes in Anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) bionomics and malaria epidemiology

Sánchez-Ribas

Parra-Henao²,

Guimarães³

2012

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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SUMMARYIrrigation schemes and dams have posed a great concern on public health systems of several countries, mainly in the tropics. The focus of the present review is to elucidate the different ways how these human interventions may have an effect on population dynamics of anopheline mosquitoes and hence, how local malaria transmission patterns may be changed. We discuss different studies within the three main tropical and sub-tropical regions (namely Africa, Asia and the Pacific and the Americas). Factors such as prehuman impact malaria epidemiological patterns, control measures, demographic movements, human behaviour and local Anopheles bionomics would determine if the implementation of an irrigation scheme or a dam will have negative effects on human health. Some examples of successful implementation of control measures in such settings are presented. The use of Geographic Information System as a powerful tool to assist on the study and control of malaria in these scenarios is also highlighted.

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“…when people are moved from fertile rural areas to cities (Wilmsen et al 2011 ), and most often results in the impoverishment of affected households (Scudder 2005 ). Flow regulation for hydroelectric production can negatively affect downstream agricultural lands (Kuenzer et al 2013 ) and fi sheries (Silvano et al 2009 ), while the creation of hydroelectric reservoirs can have negative health implications in some areas (Yewhalaw et al 2009 ). Nevertheless, we will not further discuss these global climate and social issues here and will henceforth focus on the ecological impacts of hydroelectric production on aquatic systems and their biota.…”

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confidence: 99%