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Geo-Spatial Modeling of Access to Water and Sanitation in Nigeria

Andres, Luis Alberto - 2018

The paper presents the development and implementation of a geo-spatial model for mapping populations' access to specified types of water and sanitation services in Nigeria. The analysis uses geo-located, population-representative data from the National Water and Sanitation Survey 2015, along...

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Doing More with Less : Smarter Subsidies for Water Supply and Sanitation

Andres, Luis A. - 2019

This report explores how scarce public resources can be used most effectively to achieve universal delivery of water supply and sanitation services. It analyzes the prevalence and performance of subsidies in the sector, then guide policymakers on improving subsidy design and implementation to...

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Estimating the magnitude of water supply and sanitation subsidies

Andrés, Luis; Espiñeira, Gonzalo; Joseph, George; … - 2020

The water supply and sanitation sector remains heavily subsidized around the world. Yet, the accounting of water supply and sanitation subsidies globally has proved challenging due to utility-level data limitations and their often implicit nature. This paper develops a methodology to estimate...

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The Importance of Maintenance : Geospatial Analysis of Cholera Risk and Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Harare, Zimbabwe

Joseph, George - 2023

Understanding the specific factors associated with cholera outbreaks is an integral part of designing better approaches to mitigate their impact. This paper uses georeferenced case data from the cholera epidemic that occurred in Harare, Zimbabwe, from September 2018 to January 2019. The paper...

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Children Need Clean Water to Grow : E. Coli Contamination of Drinking Water and Childhood Nutrition in Bangladesh

Joseph, George - 2019

Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions are increasingly recognized as essential for improving nutritional outcomes in children. Emerging literature describes the negative effects of poor sanitation on child growth. However, limited evidence has shown a link between water quality and...

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Why Do so Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors

Joseph, George - 2019

According to the 2015 Tanzania Water Point Mapping data, about 29 percent of all water points are non-functional, out …

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Reaching for the SDGs : The Unfulfilled Potential of Tanzania's Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector

Joseph, George - 2017

Tanzania is so high (20% of all water points fail in the very first year of operation); improved WASH can lead to broad knock …-on effects on productivity and human development in Tanzania, in particular for reducing chronic malnutrition in children under …; identifies how shortcomings in the decentralization process for Tanzania's WASH sector have impacted its capacity to deliver …

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Why do so many water points fail in Tanzania? : an empirical analysis of contributing factors

Joseph, George; Andrés, Luis; Chellaraj, Gnanaraj; … - 2019

According to the 2015 Tanzania Water Point Mapping data, about 29 percent of all water points are non-functional, out …

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Multi-hazard groundwater risks to the drinking water supply in Bangladesh : challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Shamsudduha, Mohammad; Joseph, George; Haque, Sabrina S.; … - 2019

Groundwater currently provides 98 percent of all the drinking water supply in Bangladesh. Groundwater is found throughout Bangladesh but its quality (that is, arsenic and salinity contamination) and quantity (that is, water storage depletion) vary across hydrological environments, posing unique...

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An assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene access in Bangladesh’s community health clinics

Joseph, George; Alam, Bushra Binte; Shrestha, Anne; … - 2019

Adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in health care facilities plays a critical role in ensuring improved health care utilization and reducing disease burden due to reinfection. WASH in health facilities is now gaining momentum with the new SDG targets that governments have vowed to...

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