This study used concept mapping to uncover the meaning and key dimensions of empowerment in WASH among stakeholders in Ghana and Burkina Faso. The study was part of initial steps toward choosing indicators for developing an Empowerment in WASH Index.
Published Article
Examining the economics of affordability through water diaries in Coastal Bangladesh
Monitoring affordability of drinking water services is constrained by data gaps from traditional approaches that rely on cross-sectional data from infrequent, nationally representative surveys. This research present findings from an 18-week water diary study that documented daily water choices and expenditures of a stratified sample of 120 households in coastal Bangladesh.
Modelling heavy metals in the Buriganga River System, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Impacts of tannery pollution control
The industry intensive capital area of Bangladesh is impacted with high levels of metals pollution in rivers in the Greater Dhaka Watershed. This research assesses pollution in the Buriganga river system using river sampling as well as simulating metals using the INCA model.
Streamflow response to climate change in the Greater Horn of Africa
The Greater Horn of Africa region increasingly experiences high risk of water scarcity. This research published in Climate Change finds that future streamflow will decrease as a result of climate change in major trans-boundary rivers in the Horn of Africa.
Have coastal embankments reduced flooding in Bangladesh?
This paper analyses floods during the years 1988–2012 in South Western Bangladesh, diagnosing whether the floods were attributable to monsoonal precipitation, high upstream river discharge into the tidal delta, or cyclone-induced storm surges.
A social-ecological analysis of drinking water risks in coastal Bangladesh
Groundwater resources in deltaic regions are vulnerable to contamination by saline seawater, posing significant crisis for drinking water. In this paper, the authors use a social-ecological systems approach to evaluate the risks to drinking water security in one of 139 polders in coastal Bangladesh.
Construction of a Low-cost Mobile Incubator for Field and Laboratory Use
This paper describes a method for building an adaptable, low-cost and transportable incubator for microbial testing of drinking water.
Constraining risk narratives: A multidecadal media analysis of drinking water insecurity in Bangladesh
This article explores the history and evolution of drinking water risk in Bangladesh through the construction and interpretation of risk narratives in the media. The author reviews an inventory of 3,211 drinking water specific articles published by the Ittefaqnewspaper between 1980 and 2016.
Fecal Colonization With Multidrug-Resistant E. coli Among Healthy Infants in Rural Bangladesh
The overuse of third generation cephalosporins (3GC) antibiotics, is causing increased antiobiotic resistance in developing countries. In this article, the authors describe fecal colonization of 3GC-resistant E-coli in healthy infants living in rural areas of Bangladesh.
On considering climate resilience in urban water security: A review of the vulnerability of the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa
This paper reviews literature on the vulnerability of the urban poor to floods, droughts, and cholera in Sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the structural challenges and systemic inequalities that are increasing the vulnerability of the urban poor including the differential experiences of women and children.
