Souter, Regina and Kotra, Krishna K. and Love, Mark
(2022)
WASH in short agri-food supply chains and marketplaces in Pacific Islands countries: a framework for assessing wash-related vulnerabilities to heath.
[Professional and Technical Reports]
Abstract
The COVID-19 global pandemic has informed us about the resilience of family-based food production in many Pacific Island Countries (PICs) as well as exposing some of the vulnerabilities inherent in social, economic, political and biophysical systems. The pandemic has further raised global and regional awareness of the importance of good water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to providing some protection against not only COVID-19 but the many other infectious diseases that have long impacted human health and well-being across the region.
Identifying where WASH-related vulnerabilities to infectious disease, ill-health and reduced well-being exist in the
agri-food supply chain is essential to supporting resilience, protecting local food systems and livelihoods, and
'building-back better' into the future.
This assessment Framework is designed to assist organisations and people involved in supporting and governing WASH, food supply chains or women’s livelihoods to identify where WASH-related vulnerabilities to infectious disease and ill-health are located in agri-food supply chains characteristic of many PICs.
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