Lecture
Water and African Cities
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This lecture covers the importance of water in the human body, its role in combating heat, waste elimination, and its vital necessity, as well as the immediate environment of water in African cities, focusing on diseases like malaria, filariasis, yellow fever, onchocerciasis, and sleeping sickness. The presentation concludes with a discussion on the environmental challenges and sustainable development issues faced by African cities.
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African Cities - Urban extension
Le cours propose une lecture de l’environnement urbain en Afrique à travers les thématiques les plus pertinentes pour mesurer le niveau de développement d’un pays : eau et vie urbaine, assainissement
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