Water and sanitation

108 entries

View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.

Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam

Christopher Yap
05 September 2023

A group of people look at a TV screen, in front of which a computer shows how they appear on the screen.

Indigenous Peoples call for recognition of vital role in protecting mountain water towers

16 June 2023

Woman crouching grabbing wet clothes from a basket.

An unexpected cooperative project to lighten women's pandemic clothes-washing burden

Guntoro Muhammad and Dian Irawaty
01 August 2022

A field of bare earth covered with rows of dried stalks.

Climate, health and urban informal economies – stories of need and change

07 June 2022

A man lines up six bright water bottles under a series of outside taps

Definitions matter – part two

David Satterthwaite
08 December 2021

Informal housing and tall buildings behind.

Definitions matter – part one

David Satterthwaite
10 November 2021

Sewage and water runs down the centre of a makeshift 'drain' surrounded by sandbags and wood

Do urban populations benefit from urban bias?

David Satterthwaite
01 September 2021

A view of Mafraq City, Jordan

Rethinking humanitarian aid for refugees as investment in urban water and sanitation

April 2021 - April 2023

View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.

Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam

Blog, 05 September 2023

A group of people look at a TV screen, in front of which a computer shows how they appear on the screen.

Indigenous Peoples call for recognition of vital role in protecting mountain water towers

News, 16 June 2023

Woman crouching grabbing wet clothes from a basket.

An unexpected cooperative project to lighten women's pandemic clothes-washing burden

Blog, 01 August 2022

A field of bare earth covered with rows of dried stalks.

Climate, health and urban informal economies – stories of need and change

Article, 07 June 2022

A man lines up six bright water bottles under a series of outside taps

Definitions matter – part two

Blog, 08 December 2021

Informal housing and tall buildings behind.

Definitions matter – part one

Blog, 10 November 2021

Sewage and water runs down the centre of a makeshift 'drain' surrounded by sandbags and wood

Do urban populations benefit from urban bias?

Blog, 01 September 2021

A view of Mafraq City, Jordan

Rethinking humanitarian aid for refugees as investment in urban water and sanitation

Active Project

Toilet block and water tank

How small changes can make a big impact in achieving sustainable sanitation

Blog, 09 December 2020

G02677.pdf

Channels for Change: Private Water and the Urban Poor

Publication, 01 March 2010