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World water resources are facing dramatic changes as a result of global climate change, high water demands, population growth, industrialization and urbanization, and safe drinking water is one of the most pressing commodities in the developing world. Among others, Bangladesh provides an excellent setting for investigation; with two-thirds of its land area less than 5 m above sea level, it is one of the countries most threatened by sea level rise and saltwater intrusion. Consumption of saline drinking water in coastal regions of Bangladesh is a major threat considering the health issues, viz. physical and mental aspect of human health including maternal and child health and about 30 million people are at risk. With this contrast, this book chapter highlights extent and consequence of drinking water salinity on human health, how smart water solution including GIS tool, i.e., geographic data of safe water collection source, will assist to cope with the adverse impact of health scenario in the coastal community. Finally, this chapter will emphasize community participation on co-design and co-develop of this smart water solution and customization with local context to diminish health risk by providing safe drinking water.
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Part of the research was supported by Keio University research project “Smart Water Solutions in Arsenic and Salinity Prone areas in Coastal Bengal”.
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Abedin, M.A., Ray, B., Kibria, M.G., Shaw, R. (2020). Smart Water Solutions to Address Salinity, Drinking Water and Health Issues in Coastal Bangladesh. In: Chan, E., Shaw, R. (eds) Public Health and Disasters. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0924-7_9
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