Water security in two megacities: observations on public actions during 2020 in S..o Paulo and London. (Water insecurity and the state: failure, disconnection and autonomy.)

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses water security and wellbeing within a public health perspective and focuses on urban areas with high population density. It analyses access to safe water and the multiple challenges to water security in two megacities S..o Paulo and London, comparing differences and similarities. It illustrates how water security and health are related to Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6) universal and equitable access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene, and SDG3 healthy lives and well-being for all, focusing on the problem exacerbated by the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, during 2020.