Global monitoring of water supply and sanitation: history, methods and future challenges

J Bartram, C Brocklehurst, MB Fisher… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
International monitoring of drinking water and sanitation shapes awareness of countries'
needs and informs policy, implementation and research efforts to extend and improve …

A short review of fecal indicator bacteria in tropical aquatic ecosystems: knowledge gaps and future directions

E Rochelle-Newall, TMH Nguyen, TPQ Le… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Given the high numbers of deaths and the debilitating nature of diseases caused by the use
of unclean water it is imperative that we have an understanding of the factors that control the …

Association of supply type with fecal contamination of source water and household stored drinking water in developing countries: a bivariate meta-analysis

KF Shields, RES Bain, R Cronk… - Environmental health …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Access to safe drinking water is essential for health. Monitoring access to
drinking water focuses on water supply type at the source, but there is limited evidence on …

Does 91% of the world's population really have “sustainable access to safe drinking water”?

P Martínez-Santos - International Journal of Water Resources …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Halving the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water was a core
target of the Millennium Development Goals. This led to an unprecedented effort in the water …

Understanding handpump sustainability: Determinants of rural water source functionality in the G reater A fram P lains region of G hana

MB Fisher, KF Shields, TU Chan… - Water resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Safe drinking water is critical to human health and development. In rural sub‐Saharan
Africa, most improved water sources are boreholes with handpumps; studies suggest that up …

A longitudinal study of electricity consumption growth in Kenya

S Fobi, V Deshpande, S Ondiek, V Modi, J Taneja - Energy Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
During the past 5 years, electrification in Kenya has grown by more than 30% due primarily
to increases in grid penetration and solar home systems. This represents a way forward for …

Urban‐rural water access inequalities in Malawi: implications for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals

EA Adams, SL Smiley - Natural Resources Forum, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Urban‐rural inequalities in water access constitute one of the major obstacles to achieving
universal water coverage. In Sub‐Saharan Africa, these inequalities have persisted for …

Geographical inequalities in drinking water in the Solomon Islands

C Anthonj, JW Tracy, L Fleming, KF Shields… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 seeks to “by 2030, achieve universal and
equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water”, which is challenging particularly in …

On-plot drinking water supplies and health: a systematic review

A Overbo, AR Williams, B Evans, PR Hunter… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Many studies have found that household access to water supplies near or within the
household plot can reduce the probability of diarrhea, trachoma, and other water-related …

Water, sanitation, and hygiene in schools in low socio-economic regions in Nicaragua: A cross-sectional survey

T Jordanova, R Cronk, W Obando, OZ Medina… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) in schools contributes to better health and
educational outcomes among school-aged children. In 2012, UNICEF Nicaragua and …