Water and health
Water and health: Though natural patterns of flooding have shaped culture and livelihoods in the Barotse flood plain, in recent times, disruptions in flooding cycles (latter onset and unpredictable flows) have unsettled residents. Ongoing research in the area highlights severe impacts to water supply and sanitation conditions, an increase in various water-borne diseases became severely interrupted during flood times and this leads to loss of safe water and sanitation infrastructure, various water-borne diseases, and threats to food security.
