{"id":493,"date":"2019-06-18T13:33:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T13:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/recirculate\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2022-03-04T15:27:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T15:27:05","slug":"water-for-sanitation-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/recirculate\/research\/water-for-sanitation-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Water for Sanitation & Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How does \u2018the last 100 metres\u2019 problem manifest itself across a range of contexts and can we identify interventions (eco-innovations and\/or changes to practice) that reduce contamination in those contexts?
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Connecting the unconnected<\/a><\/p>\n

  Informal toilets and a safe circular water economy International Symposium, Lancaster University, 28-29 March 2022 A venue for the exchange of ideas and knowledge between researchers, practitio…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t February 14, 2022Samuel Brocklebank<\/a> News<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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What is a poor sanitation hotspot and why do we care?<\/a><\/p>\n

RECIRCULATE’s Water for Sanitation and Health team have been identifying, mapping and performing observations of \u2018poor sanitation hotspots\u2019 to better understand the processes that create the…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 31, 2022Samuel Brocklebank<\/a> News<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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How we try to answer the question \u2018How clean is that drinking water?\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

A central concern of the RECIRCULATE Water for Sanitation and Health Work Package (WP2) is how best to reduce faecal contamination of drinking water. To determine whether water is contaminated, Resear…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 31, 2022Samuel Brocklebank<\/a> News<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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Back to school in Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n

The Integrated Biodigester (IBD) at Umar Bun Hatab Islamic Basic School at Madina Zongo has been operating since September 2021, the project began in 2019 and has now been successfully completed. This…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 31, 2022Samuel Brocklebank<\/a> News<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE at COP26<\/a><\/p>\n

Through November 2021 members of our project have been involved with activities taking place at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t November 30, 2021Samuel Brocklebank<\/a> News<\/a>,WP1<\/a>,WP2<\/a>,WP4<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hidden value of informal toilets: are international definitions missing the point?<\/a><\/p>\n

On World Toilet Day, members of the RECIRCULATE Water for Sanitation and Health team reflect on this year\u2019s theme- valuing toilets- and what that really means in practice. The humble toilet is often…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t November 18, 2021Samuel Brocklebank<\/a> The Flow<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE Annual Meeting 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

The RECIRCULATE\/ACTUATE Annual\u00a0Meeting\u00a0for 2021\u00a0was held over 3 days in late September 2021.\u00a0The Annual Meeting, originally intended to be hosted by the University of Benin in Nigeria,\u00a0had a diff…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 1, 2021Dian Velkov<\/a> News<\/a>,WP1<\/a>,WP2<\/a>,WP3<\/a>,WP4<\/a>,WP5<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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Director promotes GCRF projects<\/a><\/p>\n

Prof. Kirk Semple, Director of RECIRCULATE & ACTUATE, was invited to take part in BIO Africa Digital Convention 2021 on 23rd-24th August. This year`s theme was Advancing Africa’s Biomanufact…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t September 22, 2021Dian Velkov<\/a> News<\/a>,WP1<\/a>,WP2<\/a>,WP3<\/a>,WP4<\/a>,WP5<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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Turning the imaginary into reality<\/a><\/p>\n

Bennett Akuffo, Project Manager at Green Advocacy, reflects on the impact the ACTUATE project\u00a0is having on the school children that visit its demonstration lab. The science behind turning our food in…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t September 22, 2021Dian Velkov<\/a> The Flow<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knowledge Exchange for Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)<\/a><\/p>\n

In March 2021, the “Water for Health & Sanitation” workpackage research team took part in a knowledge exchange virtual session for behaviour change communication (BCC). A significant a…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t August 16, 2021Dian Velkov<\/a> News<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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RECIRCULATE researchers at British Council COP26 Briefings<\/a><\/p>\n

On 7th July 2021, RECIRCULATE researchers participated in a COP26 online roundtable on Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in Africa and the Middle East organised by the British Academy as part of its COP26 …\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t July 19, 2021Dian Velkov<\/a> KE<\/a>,News<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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Community and media engagement event in Accra, Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n

On 27th April 2021, the “Water for Health & Sanitation” team in Ghana organised a community and media engagement event to highlight key activities being undertaken in the Gbegbeyise co…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t July 15, 2021Dian Velkov<\/a> News<\/a>,WP2<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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