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Understanding river water quality risks to promote economic growth and reduce poverty in Dhaka

In this policy brief, the authors present new data and provisional findings from river water monitoring sites together with a survey of over 1,800 households. Regulatory compliance is assessed at these sites along the Tongi-Turag-Balu Rivers using spatial analysis and suggest strategies to support progress toward achieving target reductions in wastewater and improving safe water for all.

Resilient options for improving drinking water security in coastal Bangladesh

In this discussion brief the authors present key results from a household survey, a water audit, six focus group discussions and 12 key informant interviews conducted between December 2017 and February 2018 to collect empirical evidence on different aspects of safe and sustainable drinking water services in Polder 29, southwest coastal Bangladesh.

Valuing water for sustainable development

Achieving universal, safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030 is projected to cost $114 billion per year. This Policy Forum published in Science addresses how we need to rethink the way we value and manage water for sustainable development.

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