by Polly Markandya | Jun 13, 2018 | News
By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas: with much of the urban growth expected to take place in developing regions, particularly Africa. As a result, managing urbanisation has become one of the most important development challenges of...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 21, 2018
Working with city authorities to improve services and practices This Topic Brief documents the approach, outcomes and learning of an integrated sanitation and hygiene programme implemented in Maputo, Mozambique during the period 2013-2017. The programme was funded by...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 16, 2018 | News
NextCity.org has published an editorial from WSUP on the water crisis in Cape Town. By Neil Jeffery, Chief Executive, Water & Sanitation for Urban Populations (WSUP) In Cape Town, South Africa, residents who take a plentiful supply of water for granted are...
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 25, 2018
Findings from the Maputo Sanitation (‘MapSan’) project in Mozambique This Policy Brief summarises the findings of a qualitative research study which looked at causes and levels of psychosocial stress among users of traditional shared latrines and...
