2019
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23345
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Water insecurity: An agenda for research and call to action for human biology

Abstract: Water insecurity-the lack of adequate and safe water for a healthy and productive life-is one of the greatest threats facing humans in the coming century. By 2030, half of the world is expected to be living in water-stressed conditions, given current climate change scenarios. A key goal of the UN Water Action Decade and Sustainable Development Goal 6 is to improve water security for the three billion people globally affected, but the future looks grim. For many communities, from Cape Town, South Africa to Flin… Show more

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“…Water insecurity is probably most usefully conceptualized as a "daily hassle" (Kanner et al, 1981) or chronic life strain (Pearlin et al, 1981), although acute changes in water insecurity might also be considered stressful life events (Brown & Harris, 1978;Brown, Harris, & Peto, 1973). However, in this literature the key mechanisms have been heretofore underexplored: what is needed to explain how water and mental health are connected is improved testing for the influence of potential mechanisms that can connect these causally (Bisung & Elliott, 2017b;Brewis, Piperata, et al, 2020;Mushavi et al, 2020;Wutich, 2020). A reading of the broader water insecurity literature identifies an array of possibilities, outlined in Figure 1.…”
Section: Mechanismsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Water insecurity is probably most usefully conceptualized as a "daily hassle" (Kanner et al, 1981) or chronic life strain (Pearlin et al, 1981), although acute changes in water insecurity might also be considered stressful life events (Brown & Harris, 1978;Brown, Harris, & Peto, 1973). However, in this literature the key mechanisms have been heretofore underexplored: what is needed to explain how water and mental health are connected is improved testing for the influence of potential mechanisms that can connect these causally (Bisung & Elliott, 2017b;Brewis, Piperata, et al, 2020;Mushavi et al, 2020;Wutich, 2020). A reading of the broader water insecurity literature identifies an array of possibilities, outlined in Figure 1.…”
Section: Mechanismsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Coping with water insecurity, whether acute or chronic, is also highly stressful in ways relevant to human biological impacts (Wutich, , in this issue). That stress can be related to uncertainty as to when water will become available, stigma or shame due to unmet social expectations (eg, for hygiene), or perceived injustices and inequities in how safe water is distributed (Wutich & Brewis, ).…”
Section: Why Assess Water Needs?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This emerging scholarly literature provides several key parameters that, taken together, can provide effective estimates of household water insecurity (see Wutich et al, ; Jepson, Wutich, et al, for reviews and Fam et al for an introduction); these are summarized in Table . New research indicates that household water insecurity is associated with a range of health outcomes including breastfeeding, water‐carrying injuries, and mental ill‐health (Boateng et al, ; Geere et al, ; Wutich, , in this issue).…”
Section: Estimating Household Water Insecurity Statusmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Most impressive is the way that this set of papers showcases the power and potential of human biology to integrate biocultural, evolutionary, and applied perspectives to explore and address a pressing global health challenge. The volume opens with an introductory overview by Rosinger and Brewis (), and is followed by Amber Wutich's () Pearl Lecture that identifies water insecurity as a critically important research domain for human biologists. The papers by Swanson and Pontzer () and Rosinger () examine the physiology of hydration and water turnover.…”
Section: Special Issue On Water and Human Biologymentioning
confidence: 99%