@misc{discovery10108332, note = {This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.}, publisher = {UCL Press}, address = {London, UK}, month = {August}, year = {2020}, series = {UCL Open: Environment Preprint}, title = {COVID-19 and Informal Settlements - Implications for Water, Sanitation and Health in India and Indonesia}, author = {Parikh, P and Bou Karim, Y and Paulose, J and Factor-Litvak, PP and Nix, DE and Nur Aisyah, DD and Chaturvedi, H and Manikam, DL and Lakhanpaul, PM}, url = {https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444/000036.v3}, abstract = {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 to 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.}, keywords = {Policy and law, WASH, Informal settlements, India, COVID-19, Indonesia, infection pathways, Water, The Environment} }