Cholera risk in Lusaka: A geospatial analysis to inform improved water and sanitation provision

Urbanization combined with climate change are exacerbating water scarcity for an increasing number of the world’s emerging cities. Water and sanitation infrastructure, which in the first place was largely built to cater only to a small subsector of developing city populations, is increasingly coming under excessive strain.

Citation:
Gething PW, Ayling S, Mugabi J, Muximpua OD, Kagulura SS, Joseph G. Cholera risk in Lusaka: A geospatial analysis to inform improved water and sanitation provision. PLOS Water. 2023;2(8):e0000163.

Keywords:
Climate change; water scarcity; sanitation; infrastructure

Abstract:
Urbanization combined with climate change are exacerbating water scarcity for an increasing number of the world’s emerging cities. Water and sanitation infrastructure, which in the first place was largely built to cater only to a small subsector of developing city populations, is increasingly coming under excessive strain.