Parikh, P;
Karim, YB;
Paulose, J;
Factor-Litvak, P;
Nix, E;
Aisyah, DN;
Chaturvedi, H;
... Lakhanpaul, M; + view all
(2020)
COVID-19 and informal settlements – implications for water, sanitation and health in India and Indonesia.
UCL Open Environment
, 1
pp. 1-5.
10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000011.
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Abstract
Informal settlements are home to over 1 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 the transmission of COVID-19 in informal settlements in India and Indonesia. In the short term, there is an urgent need for mobile and contactless 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 appropriate for high-density settings to integrate those settlements into cities and improve environmental conditions and health in these cities.
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