Abstract
This chapter covers the water salinity impacts on the health of poor people. It aims to assess the salinity-induced health risks and to analyze the socioeconomic impact of ill-health on coastal people’s livelihood. Through a semistructured questionnaire, 318 respondents (men and women) were interviewed in two coastal villages of Bangladesh. The results showed that salinity was intimately involved in hypertension, diarrhea, dehydration, and respiratory problems, which were mostly perceived by more than 80% of respondents. An equal number of respondents of both the villages stated that their income and savings decreased due to their ill-health. Besides these, indirect costs of poor health such as losing the job, withdrawing children from school, and migration were also not negligible. This study will make the policy-makers aware of the increased risk of saline-water consumption on human health in coastal areas in order to incorporate it into their strategic plans.
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