Livia Cruz da Costa Keywords WaterAid WASH gender water management Read more about Livia Cruz da Costa Livia works at WateAid Timor-Leste as Program Effectiveness and Advocacy Manager. She has several years of experience working at WaterAid, starting in 2014 as a Sanitation Officer. In 2016 she moved up one level to Specialist for WASH and GEDSI and in 2018 she held a position as program manager. She has been working with several INGOs before WaterAid.
Kabindra Pudasaini Keywords WASH WaterAid water security water management Read more about Kabindra Pudasaini Kabindra has 15 years work experience in WASH sector, and managing many projects in Nepal. He is a Master Trainer on Water Safety plan. He has working experience with the government; with a World Bank Project as team leader; with WHO as leader of capacity building programmes from private institution. He has been working in WaterAid since 2015 as senior manager.
Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series Read more about Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series Handwashing with soap and proper hygiene are the first lines of defense against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ADB, together with world leaders and heads of international organizations, in a joint statement, recognize that water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services must be prioritized at the local, regional, and global levels.
ADB WASH and health webinar: WaterAid’s health systems strengthening approach for WASH in healthcare facilities Read more about ADB WASH and health webinar: WaterAid’s health systems strengthening approach for WASH in healthcare facilities This presentation discussed a health systems-strengthening approach to improve WASH in health care facilities; hand and environmental hygiene behavior change in health care facilities; and how WASH links to health security and antimicrobial resistance. It also highlighted the progression of WASH interventions at the global level, particularly noting the milestone of the 2019 approval of the WASH in health care facilities resolution at the World Health Assembly.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 4 – A Health Systems-Strengthening Approach to Improve WASH in Health Care Facilities Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 4 – A Health Systems-Strengthening Approach to Improve WASH in Health Care Facilities Part 4 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
Looking beyond WASH for water security: The roles of IWRM and climate change Read more about Looking beyond WASH for water security: The roles of IWRM and climate change This presentation discussed mitigating climate risks for WASH; interlinks between WASH and integrated water resources management (IWRM); and approaches to climate resilient WASH and securing water resources.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 3 – WASH, IWRM, and Climate Change Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 3 – WASH, IWRM, and Climate Change Part 3 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
City-wide inclusive sanitation: WaterAid’s experience Read more about City-wide inclusive sanitation: WaterAid’s experience This presentation provided an overview of WaterAid’s approach, including (i) WaterAid’s framing of citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS); (ii) town-wide modeling: the experience in Sakhipur, Bangladesh; (iii) research and influencing to address the working conditions of sanitation workers (global and in India); and (iv) a study on the functionality of wastewater treatment plants.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 2 – Urban Sanitation Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 2 – Urban Sanitation Part 2 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
Andres Hueso Keywords WaterAid sanitation policy Indian sanitation policy community-led total sanitation CLTS Andres Hueso Read more about Andres Hueso Andrés is the sanitation policy global lead at WaterAid, a role that involves both research and advocacy. He has a cross-disciplinary background, combining an engineering degree and extensive research experience on development issues, including a Ph.D.