Improvement in health and empowerment of families as a result of watershed management in a tribal area in India - a qualitative study

Conclusions: Tribal people perceived that water scarcity is the main reason for their physical, mental and social health problems and a major obstacle for their overall development. The perceptions of tribal participants indicate that infectious diseases, migration, alcoholism, intimate partner violence and drudgery of women are end results of water scarcity and efforts to increase water availability through watershed management may help them to achieve their right to health which is embedded in their right to access to water.
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Source Type: research