by Polly Markandya | Jul 3, 2017
This report, an output of WSUP’s Urban Sanitation Research Initiative, explores the background to the urban sanitation sector in Bangladesh. Summary of findings: Bangladesh is a lower middle-income country with high ambitions, but poor infrastructure in urban areas is...
by Polly Markandya | May 18, 2017
Dhaka is one of the world’s megacities, with a population of around 16 million. The clear majority of residents (80%) are dependent on on-site sanitation systems, yet until recently, no private operator existed to provide mechanical emptying services to this vast and...
by Polly Markandya | May 18, 2017
This guide has been developed as a resource for water utilities to support implementation of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) reduction programmes. It covers what NRW is and why it matters, before providing systemic guidelines that can be adopted by utility managers, engineers...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 18, 2017
WSUP works on the front line of a challenging sector: not everything goes to plan when trying to innovate. This note details the development and testing of a business model in Chittagong (Bangladesh) that was found to be unviable. It is part of a series of reports...
by Polly Markandya | Aug 18, 2016
As part of its 2012 – 2015 DFID-funded research programme, WSUP commissioned a research project in Dhaka to explore behaviour change strategies to help users keep their toilets clean and functional. This Discussion Paper presents the context, methodology, results and...
