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Evidence shows that there are numerous socioeconomic and environmental benefits from improved sanitation; conversely …, numerous studies have explored the lack of access to basic sanitation and its negative impact on gross domestic product (GDP …). This paper establishes the positive impacts on GDP from investment in sanitation and emphasizes how it can regenerate …
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Despite the well-documented benefits of improved sanitation and washing facilities, a considerable number of people …, even in middle-income countries, still lack access to modern sanitation and home-based bathing facilities. This paper … sanitation and washing facilities. The study finds that in Kazakhstan, households with higher incomes generally have better …
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One of the main challenges in low-income Asia and the Pacific countries is users' willingness to pay for water services. In contrast, investors and private operators in the water sector prefer a high rate of return. This has often led to the failure of public-private partnerships for water...
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focused on sanitation and related issues, which are the focus of this review. Results were mixed on the efficiency of … sanitation delivery since political factors and administrative characteristics vary across locations. Accountability and … the norms, traditions, and beliefs towards favorably supporting household sanitation decisions. Additionally, governments …
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findings suggest that improving household sanitation has larger educational benefits than expanding access to safe drinking …
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contribute to the goal of achieving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (Sustainable Development Goal 6). Indirectly …
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contribute to the goal of achieving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (Sustainable Development Goal 6). Indirectly …
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The disproportionate burden of water collection, maintenance, and service for women in developing economies calls for a juxtaposition of water infrastructure and gender differences at the household level. We use spatiotemporal data from the largest gender disaggregated human development survey...
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Even though access to sanitation facilities has improved in the urban areas of many Asian developing countries, the …
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This study reviews the water policies and institutions for water management in the Republic of Korea over a 50-year period during which the country developed from a war-torn nation into one of the 10 largest economies in the world. The Republic of Korea's water policy commenced in the form of...
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