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The National Urban Sanitation Policy (NUSP), launched in 2008 by Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of India; is based on the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (1992), aims to strengthen Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). The overall goal of the policy is to transform urban India into sanitised, healthy and liveable cities and towns. Particular focus is given to improvement of hygienic …
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A range of solutions has been developed to improve the quality of nutrition during the critical first 1,000 days of life. Little is known however about the potential contribution of market-based solutions. This report learns from the successes and failures of best practice organizations that successfully sell nutritious complementary foods and supplements for 6-24 month old infants to BoP …
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During the second half of the 19th century, the River Senne became the preferred outlet for wastewater in Brussels. While at the beginning of the century, faecal matter was collected and sold to farmers as fertiliser, the gradual adoption of mains drainage had the direct effect of causing a lasting increase in pollution levels in the river.
This research focuses on this transition. It questions …
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Kharas is a Palestinian village in Hebron Governorate, located 12 km northwest Hebron city, in the south of the West Bank. The village is located within the southern Palestinian mountains, to the north of Wadi Arab. The village is surrounded by Halhul to the east, Nuba and Beit Ula to the south, Surief to the north and the Green Line to the west.
The population of Kharas town for the year …
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Urlabari Municipality was declared as municipality on 8th May 2014. The municipality is located in Morang District, Koshi Province. The municipality is divided into nine political wards. The municipality has total 70,908 population with 33,356 males and 37,552 females (Census 2021, n.d.).
Basic sanitation coverage in the municipality is 100%. All the surveyed households in the municipality …
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Phidim Municipality was declared as municipality on 18th May 2014. It is in Panchthar District, Koshi Province in the eastern Nepal. It is divided into 14 political wards. The municipality has a total population of 48,495 with 23,679 males and 24,816 females (Census 2021, n.d.). Out of total wards, ward number 1 has the largest population (8,944) while ward number 9 has the least population with …
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Sanitation workers provide services that are essential to public health, but often under terrible and hazardous working conditions. WaterAid Tanzania’s assessment highlighted the challenges they face and put forward the following recommendations for the Government and sanitation stakeholders:
• Advocate for the recognition of sanitation workers.
• Develop the capacity of Local …
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Sanitation issues are some of the most significant development challenges for Kampala City, Uganda. Like many other capital cities in developing countries, Kampala is experiencing rapid population and economic growth. However, provision of key services including adequate sanitation for the city population has not been in tandem with these developments. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) with …
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This report presents the findings of a joint water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assessment conducted in nine official refugee camp settlements across three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq (Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah). The Syrian refugee population targeted by this assessment lives in permanent and transitional shelters in the nine camps. They receive various WASH …
