TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring the invisible
T2 - Analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals in relation to populations exposed to drought
AU - Sena, Aderita
AU - De Freitas, Carlos Machado De
AU - Barcellos, Christovam
AU - Ramalho, Walter Massa Assa
AU - Corvalan, Carlos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Associacao Brasileira de Pos – Graduacao em Saude Coletiva. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - Brazil, together with all the member countries of the United Nations, is in a process of adoption of a group of Sustainable Development Goals, including targets and indicators. This article considers the implications of these goals and their proposed targets, for the Semi-Arid region of Brazil. This region has recurring droughts which may worsen with climate change, further weakening the situation of access of water for human consumption in sufficient quantity and quality, and as a result, the health conditions of the exposed populations. This study identifies the relationship between drought and health, in an effort to measure progress in this region (1,135 municipalities), comparing relevant indicators with the other 4,430 municipalities in Brazil, based on census data from 1991, 2000 and 2010. Important inequalities between the municipalities of this region and the municipalities of the rest of Brazil are identified, and discussed in the context of what is necessary for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the Semi-arid Region, principally in relation to the measures for adaptation to achieve universal and equitable access to drinking water.
AB - Brazil, together with all the member countries of the United Nations, is in a process of adoption of a group of Sustainable Development Goals, including targets and indicators. This article considers the implications of these goals and their proposed targets, for the Semi-Arid region of Brazil. This region has recurring droughts which may worsen with climate change, further weakening the situation of access of water for human consumption in sufficient quantity and quality, and as a result, the health conditions of the exposed populations. This study identifies the relationship between drought and health, in an effort to measure progress in this region (1,135 municipalities), comparing relevant indicators with the other 4,430 municipalities in Brazil, based on census data from 1991, 2000 and 2010. Important inequalities between the municipalities of this region and the municipalities of the rest of Brazil are identified, and discussed in the context of what is necessary for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the Semi-arid Region, principally in relation to the measures for adaptation to achieve universal and equitable access to drinking water.
KW - Drought
KW - Post-2015 development agenda
KW - Sustainable development goals
KW - The Brazilian semi-arid region
KW - Water
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84959875264&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/1413-81232015213.21642015
DO - 10.1590/1413-81232015213.21642015
M3 - Article
SN - 1413-8123
VL - 21
SP - 671
EP - 683
JO - Saude Coletiva
JF - Saude Coletiva
IS - 3
ER -