4. Collect information: Build a case for strong action
Why water and health are inter-twined:
Collect information on water and health in your city, country, or region: for example how is the water effecting your health and your well being. What are the positive impacts, the negative impacts.
Collect information on socio economic development, the consequences of cholera outbreaks, economic crisis, environmental change, disaster, droughts, floods etc.
Examples:
- The severity of the situation or worsening trends.
- Who is being effected.
- What is being done to improve the situation.
- Show that water and health are two basic and priority needs.
- Demonstrate the consequences of inaction.
- Identify figures and trends and make a list.
- Obtain figures that highlight different angles, e.g., number of cases of disease.
Collect information on some of the water related diseases that are important in your area.
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