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Water International2020, Pages 791-811

Water and sanitation in Dhaka slums: access, quality, and informality in service provision(Article)(Open Access)

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  • aDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • bPoverty Global Practice, World Bank, Washington, DC, United States
  • cDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
  • dWater Global Practice, World Bank, Washington, DC, United States

Abstract

Slum populations are commonly characterized as having poorly developed water and sanitation systems and may access services through informal channels. However, there are limited representative profiles of water and sanitation services in slums, making it difficult to prioritize interventions that will make services safer for residents. This cross-sectional study examines the quality of and access to water and sanitation services in government-defined slums across Dhaka, Bangladesh. Access is generally high but is subject to quality issues related to safety, reliability and liability. Services are often operated by informal middlemen at various stages of provision. © 2020, © 2020 International Water Resources Association.

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Bangladeshbasic servicesinformal settlementspovertysanitationslumsWater

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Styrelsen för Internationellt UtvecklingssamarbeteSida

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    This study was a part of the larger WASH Poverty Diagnostic initiative of the World Bank, supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the Japan Trust Fund for Scaling Up Nutrition.

  • ISSN: 02508060
  • CODEN: WAINE
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2020.1786878
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Routledge

  Haque, S.S.; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States;
© Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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