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Construction of the Senegal River Basin Dam, Need more fresh water for…
Construction of the Senegal River Basin Dam
allowed for
People can have bigger and better farms due to the increase supply of fresh water
which is good because
This means more money for farmers and population is supported
leads to
Increased infections of schistosomiasis
which is even worse because
Farmers can be infected more than once
because
the dam blocked the migration routes of prawns into the area
which matters because
the lack of prawns meant snail populations could boom
which matters because
more snails means more parasites and more schistosomiasis
Need more fresh water for farming
due to
Agriculture is one of the primary industries
due to
Growing rural population
due to
There is too little freshwater to support all the farms
leads to
Pre-existing phenomena
there is
Little access to hospitals which are far away
this is even worse because
People cannot afford healthcare, even if they can afford to travel to it
which means that
People cannot afford to travel to hospitals
another human health issue is that
There is no vaccine to protect against Schistosomiasis
a human health issue is that
Schistosomiasis comes from a worm that is parasitic in freshwater snails
it is ameliorated by
Snail populations are kept in check by predatory prawns
however
Prawns migrate in every year and do not stay year round
that affected the results of the