REACH and the WSUP-led Urban Sanitation Research Initiative are jointly commissioning a 12-months research project to explore citizen and decision-maker attitudes to water pollution in Bangladeshi cities.
Bangladesh
In search of acceptable, accessible and affordable drinking water services – A tale of households in coastal Bangladesh
Following a visit in Khulna District, Bangladesh, Dr Sonia Hoque reflects on the diversity of drinking water services and risks in Polder 29, and their implications for water security.
Call for applications: £150,000 available for researchers to Explore Inequalities in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Kenya
We are launching a call for applications for studies ‘Exploring Inequalities’ in three of our eight REACH Observatories: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Wukro (Ethiopia), and Kitui (Kenya).
Challenges and opportunities to achieve ‘safely managed’ drinking water in rural Bangladesh
A water audit was conducted in 2017 in Chandpur and Comilla Districts, Bangladesh, exploring issues relating to water access, affordability, reliability and safety, in support of national strategies to achieve safe water for all.
Water security and poverty in coastal Bangladesh: can modelling be of help?
Recent REACH research unveils how modelling can be used to examine the links between water risk and poverty for an embanked area in coastal Bangladesh.
Life on the banks of a polluted river
The Turag River so polluted that it jeopardises the water security and health of workers and communities living on the riverbanks in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Modelling toxic chemicals in Dhaka’s Turag-Balu River
A new study of this highly polluted river system in Bangladesh models the flow and levels of nitrate and ammonia in the river.
Why there’s a handpump in an Oxford car park
The so-called ‘Smart Handpump’ is part of a bold research initiative that connects novel technology, computational informatics, institutional design, sustainable finance and policy reform, to improve poor people’s access to safe, reliable water.
Introducing the REACH Junior Global Advisory Panel
We’re delighted to welcome 15 outstanding young professionals to the REACH programme as our inaugural Junior Global Advisory Panel.
Connecting the Sustainable Development Goals to improve water security for the poor
With new students about to commence the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management at Oxford, we reflect on global developments in water security over the past year.