Water quality testing in a river bed

Control insect breeding

  • Insect Breeding Control

River basin organisations need to control insect breeding and waterborne diseases to protect the health of the population

Need characteristics

Societal challenges
  • Public Health and Risk Prevention
Themes
Assess and control waterborne disease
Sub themes
How to control and reduce insect breeding?
Stakeholder group
  • River Basin Organisations (RBOs)
Task/Job
  • Health
  • Sanitation
  • Hygiene
Pain
  • Spread of insect and waterborne diseases
Gain
  • Access to sanitation
  • Control of insect and waterborne diseases
Simplified climate and water scenarios
  • Wetter
  • Wetter & Dryer

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