Water resources, public policies and the COVID-19 pandemic

Freitas, Diego Antonio França de; Kuwajima, Julio Issao; Santos, Gesmar Rosa dos

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“…The full extent of the impacts of Covid-19 remains immeasurable, but the need to move forward with research and innovation in order to treat, vaccinate and prepare for the future is already clear [49]. In addition, the focus on the transmission of the virus amongst vulnerable areas, particularly rural areas and densely populated areas is necessary to avoid community transmission [37].…”

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Access to Water and the SARs-Cov-2 Pandemic: Opportunities and Threats in a PostPandemic Era for sub-Saharan Africa

Joshua¹

2022

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The emergence of SARs-Cov-2 has severely impacted the progress made so far on the sustainable development goals in Sub Saharan Africa. The current ineffective water and healthcare sectors in many African countries could serve as a deterrent to an impending crisis. This mini review aims to highlight the opportunities and threats to the water and healthcare sector in a post-pandemic era. Recent studies indicate that the virus has been found in water bodies including wastewater and sewage and this could serve as a potential medium for mutation of the virus. In addition, SSA has poor waste management implementation and sanitation especially within rural and densely populated areas. This coupled with a lack of adequate supply of potable water can see SSA fall back in achieving the SDGs. The struggle against climate change and recently Covid-19 will devastate the socio-economic development of many countries within the SSA region. Climate change has impacted water accessibility and quality and Covid-19 requires an adequate water supply to reduce human-to-human transmission. It will see severe stress on already existing stresses in the water and health sectors which can eventually lead to a system collapse. Urgent attention is therefore required through the design and implementation of programs aimed at building resilience to climate impacts and preparing for future pandemics.

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Access to Water and the SARs-Cov-2 Pandemic: Opportunities and Threats in a PostPandemic Era for sub-Saharan Africa

Joshua¹

2022

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“…Essas pessoas estão expostas a doenças por não ter direito ao saneamento básico. Por isso, deve ser priorizado a universalização do saneamento para que todo tenham os mesmos direitos, melhorando assim, a qualidade de vida e a saúde das populações mais carentes (FREITAS et al, 2020).…”

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Universalização Do Acesso Aos Serviços De Esgotamento Sanitário No Brasil E Combate À Pandemia

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2021

ICSA

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Atualmente, vive-se uma pandemia mundial e, por outro lado, o Brasil enfrenta a questão da universalização do saneamento básico. Este artigo apresenta as influências do surgimento de pandemias nos tratamentos de águas residuárias e na universalização do saneamento. Foi realizada uma revisão da literatura mostrando as principais formas de transmissão dos vírus e explica o motivo da preocupação sobre a transmissão das doenças através das águas residuárias, além de apresentar as maneiras para mitigar o problema da transmissão fecal-oral e fecal-inalatória. Apresenta também as consequências da contaminação das águas residuárias por antivirais ingeridos para tratamento de doenças durante as pandemias. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, o maior problema enfrentado é a falta de saneamento básico em muitos locais do Brasil. Se a universalização do saneamento já existisse, a população estaria mais protegida em relação a pandemia e teria uma forma de monitoramento para auxiliar no combate contra o vírus. Sendo assim, é imprescindível que os responsáveis pelos serviços de saneamento façam o tratamento adequado das águas residuárias para inativação do vírus. Para que isto ocorra o governo nos seus diversos níveis precisa fazer o seu papel de regular, investir e fiscalizar exigindo melhorias.

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The effects of COVID-19 on the water sector

Ibrahim¹

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The COVID-19 pandemic affected public health, economy, social life, and the environment. It infected and killed millions of people around the world. Most of the recent literature has focused on the medications to combat this virus, including antivirals and vaccines, but studies about its effect on the environment are still rare, particularly on the water sector. Most of the studies concentrate on the effect of water availability on COVID-19, the effect of the used medications on the water, and the probability of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through water. Herein, we have summarized the effects of COVID-19 on the water sector from many perspectives. We show different methods to detect the effect of the pandemic on water and also methods to investigate the presence of the virus or its RNA in the water. We also show the different effects of its presence in the wastewater, the probability of transmission, the detection of different variants, and the prediction of new waves. We also show the disadvantages and advantages of the pandemic in the water sector. We finally suggest some recommendations to face this pandemic and the future pandemics for the governments and water policymakers, water treatment plants, general population, and researchers. The aim of this review is to show the different aspects of the pandemic in order to give a general idea about what must be done in order to minimize its effect and any probable pandemic in the future.

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Water resources, public policies and the COVID-19 pandemic

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Access to Water and the SARs-Cov-2 Pandemic: Opportunities and Threats in a PostPandemic Era for sub-Saharan Africa

Access to Water and the SARs-Cov-2 Pandemic: Opportunities and Threats in a PostPandemic Era for sub-Saharan Africa

Universalização Do Acesso Aos Serviços De Esgotamento Sanitário No Brasil E Combate À Pandemia

The effects of COVID-19 on the water sector

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