Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Improving Monitoring and Water Point Functionality in Rural Ethiopia
Published:
June 25, 2021This study examines the patterns associated with functional community water points in rural Ethiopia and identifies potential areas of improvement in terms of practitioner response to functionality monitoring. It was part of an integrated WaSH and nutrition program implemented by UNICEF Ethiopia...Read more
Regional focus:
EthiopiaIndicators for Monitoring Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: A Systematic Review of Indicator Selection Methods
Published:
June 25, 2021Monitoring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) is important to track progress, improve accountability, and demonstrate impacts of efforts to improve conditions and services, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Indicator selection methods enable robust monitoring of WaSH projects and...Read more
Regional focus:
GlobalConnected Sensors, Innovative Sensor Deployment and Intelligent Data Analysis for Online Water Quality Monitoring
Published:
June 25, 2021The sensor technology for water quality monitoring (WQM) has improved during recent years. The cost-effective sensorised tools that can autonomously measure the essential physical-chemical and biological (PCB) variables are now readily available and are being deployed on buoys, boats and ships. Yet...Read more
Regional focus:
GlobalEvaluating the Effects of a Child-focused Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Intervention in Laos
Published:
June 25, 2021Young children living in poverty in low- and middle-income countries are more likely to experience undernutrition, infectious diseases, environmental contaminants, and unstimulating surroundings. Exposure to such risks during the first 1,000 days of life leads to significant inequalities in a child...Read more
Regional focus:
LaosWater and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Municipal Water Demand
Published:
June 25, 2021Pacific Institute
Covid-19 has had large early impacts on municipal water demands in the United States. This article states that stay-at-home orders have increased water demands for residential use but also decreased demands for industrial and commercial activities, leading to new imbalances in water distribution...Read more
Regional focus:
United StatesResponding to COVID-19's Impact on Resilience and Food Security
Published:
June 25, 2021Handwashing is one of the best defenses against the spread of Covid-19. But, developed and developing countries alike have issues providing universal access to effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. The pandemic poses a threat to short- and long-term WASH because of financial...Read more
Regional focus:
GlobalCombatting Covid-19 in Africa
Published:
June 25, 2021USAID’s Water for Africa through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS) program partners with the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) to build data platforms that aggregate data on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs throughout Africa. The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged WASH...Read more
Regional focus:
TanzaniaWatered Down Justice
Published:
July 2, 2021Safe drinking water is a pillar in good water policy, but many communities of color face barriers that lead to a chronic lack of water access. Serious disinvestments in water infrastructure, which are fueled by systemic racism, have made significant impacts on majority-black cities like Newark, New...Read more
Regional focus:
United StatesIntegrated water management and environmental justice - Public acceptability and fairness in adopting water innovations
Published:
July 2, 2021Innovations to manage freshwater resources and avert shortages - including conservation through reclaimed wastewater, desalination, and demand-side management measures like increasing block rate structures offer practical, effective remedies for meeting future water demands. This article examines...Read more
Regional focus:
United StatesLead Pipes and Environmental Justice
Published:
July 2, 2021Maintaining and rebuilding aging water infrastructure across the United States is essential to providing communities with safe drinking water. Regular infrastructure repair work, such as when a water main under the street is repaired, can disturb service lines, which poses an issue when the line is...Read more
Regional focus:
United StatesDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.