RT journal article
T1 Natural Disasters’ Impact on Water Quality and Public Health: A Case Study of the Cyclonic Season (2019–2023)
A1 Chilaule, Sérgio Mateus
A1 Macuacua, Xadreque Vitorino
A1 Mabica, Alfredo Pedro
A1 Miranda, Nelson Alexandre
A1 Pereira, Henrique dos Santos
A1 Gudo, Eduardo Samo
A1 Marrufo, Tatiana
A1 García López, Santiago
A1 Lopes, Myriam
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
K1 climate change
K1 flood
K1 integrated water resources management
K1 water quality
K1 waterborne diseases
AB The impact of climate change has made weather events more extreme, unpredictable and frequent. In the last 4 years, Mozambique has been devastated by 8 major cyclones, resulting in material and human damage and affecting the functioning of basic local services, such as in the water and health sectors. In this study, we explored the environmental components of the climate–water quality–disease relationship that could drive the dynamics of waterborne diseases. Statistical models and geospatial information technologies (GITs) were used to analyse water quality and the relationship with waterborne diseases between 2016 and 2023. Results indicate that water quality is the main element, between precipitation natural disasters and waterborne diseases, on which a relevant public health intervention can act to ameliorate the future negative impacts of climate change and disease incidence. The results of this study also showed that the quality of water affected mainly by heavy rain events varies in different regions and in different seasons.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SN 2673-4672
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38639
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38639
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026