The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework for understanding pathways and linkages between water, health and poverty. The paper also provides empirical evidence on how access or lack of access to water and management/mismanagement of water resources contribute to increasing or reducing health and poverty related problems. Improved understanding of these linkages can help identify strategies for effective actions. The paper draws heavily from recent literature on the subject. While the paper focuses on situation in Sri Lanka, references are also made to situations in other countries.

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