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COVID-19 and Informal Settlements - Implications for Water, Sanitation and Health in India and Indonesia [post]

Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Dr. Logan Manikam, Hemant Chaturvedi, Dr. Dewi Nur Aisyah, Dr. Emily Nix, Professor Pam Factor-Litvak, Jacob Paulose, Yasmin Bou Karim, priti parikh
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Informal settlements are home to over one billion people worldwide and are characterised by high population densities and poor environmental conditions. The authors identify the impact of COVID-19 on existing water and sanitation practices and potential pathways for transmission of COVID-19 in informal settlements in India and Indonesia. In the short term, there is an urgent need for mobile hand washing, washing/bathing facilities and toilets. In the long term, COVID-19 provides an opportunity
more » ... o invest in centralised water and sanitation networked solutions appropriated for high-density settings to integrate those settlements into the city, improve environmental conditions and health in cities.
doi:10.14324/111.444/000036.v2 fatcat:r3zbo2kzq5emdjrtcfxjuudb6q
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Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Dr. Logan Manikam, Hemant Chaturvedi, Dr. Dewi Nur Aisyah, Dr. Emily Nix, Professor Pam Factor-Litvak, Jacob Paulose, Yasmin Bou Karim, priti parikh. "COVID-19 and Informal Settlements - Implications for Water, Sanitation and Health in India and Indonesia." (2020)