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Water, Health and Environment: Childhood Survival in Mozambique

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Goal is to find solutions to the problem of diarrhea-related deaths among children in sub-Saharan Africa. Study shows decreasing amount of time families must walk to obtain clean water can help save the lives of young children. The concept is being adopted broadly.

Project: Sustainable Freshwater Resources Development: Modeling Conflict and Stakeholder Engagement in Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects
Funding Source: Environmental Venture Projects 
Funding Year: 2006
Research Areas: Freshwater
Regions: Mozambique

Research Team:
Jennifer Davis (Civil and Environmental Engineering),
Alexandria Boehm (Civil and Environmental Engineering),
Gary Schoolnik (Medicine - Infectious Diseases)

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