by Polly Markandya | Jan 31, 2018 | News
Improving public health is one of the primary reasons for investing in sanitation infrastructure like sewer networks or sludge treatment plants. This makes sense: minimising contact with faeces almost certainly means that fewer people will get sick from diseases like...
by Polly Markandya | Jan 30, 2018 | News
In many cities, there is a lack of good-quality data on WASH coverage levels in low-income communities. And that’s a problem if you’re trying to improve slum WASH in that city! So over the period 2017-2018, WSUP is carrying out citywide WASH surveys in at least one...
by Polly Markandya | Jan 29, 2018 | News
How can the private sector work with city authorities to improve sanitation for low-income customers? In Kisumu, western Kenya, WSUP is working with the city utility KIWASCO, an SME called Gasia Poa and the County Government to improve collection and treatment of...
by Polly Markandya | Jan 25, 2018 | News
Shared toilets are (pretty much by definition) not inside your house: when you need to go, you need to go outside. So a big concern is women’s security: if you have to walk to the toilet, often in a slum with high crime levels, there’s a risk you’ll be assaulted,...
by Polly Markandya | Jan 16, 2018 | News
Solid waste. It’s everywhere in the urban communities where we work – clogging up drains and waterways, and impacting on the health of cities. Municipal authorities in developing countries frequently lack the capacity to manage waste across the city and as a...
