sanitationStruggles for the right to basic water and sanitation in Chatsworth and Inanda, Durban, have largely been undertaken by civil society organisations lead by women and comprising mainly female membership. This Perspective, following a typology put forward by Rachel Einwohner, Jocelyn Hollander ...
The water sector in South Africa is faced with numerous challenges, among which include; increased flooding and prolonged droughts caused by increased clim
Kohler is taking action to make safe water and sanitation a reality for those affected most by this global issue of inequity. One of Manchester United's official partners, Kohler, works with global humanitarian organisations to develop and fund solutions to meet the unique needs of com...
Therefore, the main objective of this study is to answer the question, “To what extent will more investment in sanitation and drinking water infrastructure in Brazil reflect into greater coverage of the population and less spread of waterborne diseases?” In other words, we intend to assess the...
household behavior and environmental policies consultancies for the World Bank on irrigation practices in Jordan, energy efficiency of Brazilian water utilities, a project on assessing the economies of scale and density in water supply and sewerage service provision, water and sanitation policies in Sout...
This might be the cause for many cases where operators and organisations hide some of their results (see, for example, Gheibi, Karrabi, and Eftekhari 2019; Dinmohammadi, F and Shafiee 2013; Kabir and Papadopoulos 2018). FMEA has been implanted thoroughly in a number of different sectors, ...
Freshwater scarcity and stress are increasing in tropical regions as a result of expanding populations, tourism, climate change and pollution, states the United Nations Environment Program. According to Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor, one billion people worldwide live without clean, safe drinki...
Surface water, which in many regions may be more contaminated due to inadequate sanitation or wastewater treatment in general, is a common source. Regional variation in rainfall pattern and associated turbidity or organic matter loading may be significant.23,24 In this work, the performance of a ...
Urbanisation (e.g., Lima-Callao urban sprawl) has highlighted shortcomings in drinking water and sanitation provision, as well as increasing concerns from air pollution, urban transport and the treatment and disposal of waste. In contrast, in rural areas major challenges still exist relating to ...
While rural areas often have less access to sanitation facilities, in sub-Saharan Africa the situation is very poor (Armah et al., 2018). Only 24% of the rural population and 44% of the urban population have access to sanitation facilities (WHO/UNICEF, 2017). Access to safe water, ...