Dakar, June 29 (APS) – A survey by the Centre d’Action pour le Développement et la Recherche (CADRE) links the use of Falémé water to health problems and lower crop yields.
Key points
- The river water is used for farming, household needs and livestock.
- Respondents report skin diseases and miscarriages among women, illness in animals and falling harvests.
- Further studies are needed to confirm the direct link with pollution.
A perception survey
CADRE’s study gathers what residents of riverside villages experience. It highlights effects on women’s health, on livestock and on crops.
Results to be confirmed
CADRE’s executive secretary, Papa Faye, points out that these are perceptions. To establish that river pollution is indeed the cause of the reported miscarriages and skin diseases, further studies are needed.
A context of cooperation
This survey is part of work carried out with IBP and the municipalities on both banks, which are preparing a cross-border cooperation programme around the Falémé.
Read the full article on CADRE’s current website
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