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With climate events increasing in frequency and severity, effects on human life, particularly those most vulnerable, are projected to increase in coming decades. Focusing on the effects of floods, storms, and drought, , we investigate how climate vulnerability correlates with toilet dysfunction and abandonment in rural Cambodia using two household surveys, a latrine sales database, two …
This collaborative effort between the Government of Maharashtra, RCUES of AIILSG Mumbai, and UNICEF India aimed to empower sanitation workers through a comprehensive capacity building program focused on occupational safety and dignity. The initiative successfully trained over 250 Master Trainers who then disseminated their knowledge to more than 2,000 sanitation workers across the state, …
Nuba is a Palestinian village in Hebron Governorate, located 12 km northwest to Hebron city, in the south of the West Bank. The village is located within the southern Palestinian mountains, that are descending from east to west, with an average altitude of 550 m above sea level. It is bordered by Halhul village to the east , Kharas to the north, Beit Ula to the south and the Green Line to the …
Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City (SMC) is situated in the confluence of the two prominent national highways viz. Tribhuvan highway and Mahendra highway. Hetauda Municipality was expanded as Sub-Metropolitan City in 2014. It has 19 wards and covers the area of 261.58 sq.km.
According to national population and housing census 2021, Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City has a total population of 193,576 …
Narail is a fast-growing city, which is 198 km away from south-west side of the Dhaka. It is beside the Chitra River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1972.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Narail city population 42,299. The urban population …
Munshiganj is a fast-growing city which is part of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is on the north and distance between Dhaka and Munshiganj is 41.1 km. It has Dhaleshwari River to the north and well connected with road, and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared a municipality in 1972.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics …
Rajshahi is a fast-growing city, which is 248 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Padma River and well connected with road, airway and railways. It is one of the oldest towns and was declared City Corporation in 1990.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Rajshahi City population was 449,756. The urban population growth is 3.5% …
Madaripur is a fast-growing municipality, which is 185 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Arial Khal and Kumar Rivers and is well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1875.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Madaripur Municipality population was …
Moulvibazar is a fast-growing city, which is 203 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Manu River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1987.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Moulvibazar Population was 56,537. The urban population growth in …
Mymensingh is a fast-growing city, which is 112 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Brahmaputra River and well connected with road, water, and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared City Corporation in 2018.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Mymensingh city population was 512,062. The …
Manikganj is a fast-growing city, which is 54 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Kaliganga River and well connected with road and waterway. It is one of the oldest towns and was declared Municipality in 1972.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Manikganj city population was 71,698. The urban population growth is 2% per year. …
Kushtia is a fast-growing city located along the Dhaka- N1 and Rajshahi-Kushtia highway and 171 km West of Dhaka. It is beside the Madhumati River and is well connected with road, water, and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared a municipality in 1869.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Kushtia …
Bheriganga Municipality is in Surkhet District, Karnali Province of Nepal. It has a total of 13 wards and covers an area of 256.2 km2. It was established on 2 December 2014.
According to national population and housing census 2021, the municipality has a total population of 48,203 and 11,539 households. The total male and female populations are 22,538 and 25,665 respectively. The population …
Shivaraj Municipality, established in 2014 through the merger of eight Village Development Committees (VDCs) in the Kapilvastu district, Nepal, encompasses 248.08 square kilometres.
The 2021 census reports a population of 84,810 in 16,241 households, with a gender distribution of 51.3% male and 48.7% female.
The SFD graphic shows that 49% of the excreta or faecal sludge generated are safely …
Habiganj is a fast-growing city, which is 159 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Khowai River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1881. Habiganj is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), …
Kurigram is a fast-growing city, which is 339 km away from the Dhaka. It is beside the Dharla River and is well connected with road and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1972. Kurigram is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics …
Khagrachari is a fast-growing city, which is 273 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Chengi River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared a Municipality in 1984. Khagrachari is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics …
Jhalokathi Municipality is a fast-growing city, which is 208 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Bishkhali River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Paurashava in 1875. Jhalokathi is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of …
Jashore (previously known as Jessore) is a fast-growing city located along the Dhaka-Khulna highway and 275 km Southern-Western of Dhaka. The Bhairab River passes through the middle of the city and is well connected with road, water, and railways.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the population of Jashore Municipality was 201,796. The …
Gulariya, a municipality in Nepal's Bardiya district, was established in 2053 BS (1997 AD) and later restructured in 2073 (2016 AD). Comprising 12 political wards over 118.21 square kilometres in the southern plains of the Terai region and positioned 35 kilometres west of Nepalgunj, Gulariya has an elevation of 187 metres.
The 2021 national population and housing census reported a population …
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is essential to understanding the barriers, successes, and progress made toward achieving area-wide sanitation and hygiene outcomes. However, M&E can be challenging to undertake, given significant and competing demands on limited local government resources and capacities. USAID’s WASHPaLS #2 area-wide sanitation (AWS) desk review identified significant knowledge …
Over the last decade, basic sanitation coverage in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries has progressed significantly, especially in Asia. Sustaining those resulting gains in human, environmental, and community health, all while progressing toward targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6, requires safely managing the fecal sludge generated in on-site sanitation systems.
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Kamalamai Municipality was declared as municipality in 1996. It is in Sindhuli District, Bagmati Province in the Central South Nepal. It is divided into 14 political wards.
The municipality has a total population of 71,016 with 34,416 males and 36,700 females (Census 2021, n.d.). Out of total wards, ward number 6 has the largest population (12,498) while ward number 3 has the least population …
The capital city of Malawi, Lilongwe City, is situated in the Lilongwe river inland plains at the junction of the Namanthanga and Lilongwe rivers. The city is located in Lilongwe District which is found in the Central Region of the Republic of Malawi.
Lilongwe city had a population of 989,318 people as per the most recent census in 2018, which was 5.6% of Malawi's total population. As of 2018, …
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