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Water, sanitation and children's health : evidence from 172 DHS surveys [PDF]
This paper combines 172 Demography and Health Survey data sets from 70 countries to estimate the effect of water and sanitation on child mortality and morbidity.
Gunther, Isabel, Fink, Gunther
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The death of the communal handpump? Rural water and sanitation household costs in lower-income countries [PDF]
Rural water supply and sanitation in low and middle income countries face the same challenges now as in the 1970s. Despite massive efforts in providing communal “borehole with handpump” and “improved latrines” to improve the lives of millions of ...
Pimenta de Castro Fonseca, Catarina
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ABSTRACT This research analyses the carbon footprint of the NGO Madre Coraje, using an integrated methodology that combines the calculator provided by REAS (Red de Economía Alternativa y Solidaria) Navarra and the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). It quantifies emissions across the three scopes of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, evaluating both direct and ...
José Fernandez‐Serrano +2 more
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Inequalities in measles immunization coverage among two-year-olds in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
Background Measles, a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease, remains a significant public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles and achieving high immunization
Augustus Osborne +5 more
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We must maintain health programs in Serbia according to Major Stuart, who tells plainly of conditions as his party found them. Serbia, with other Balkan countries, is a menace to the health of the Western world. Typhus and malaria are endemic, while tuberculosis and other communicable diseases enfeeble the people.
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Public Sustainability: Thematic Mapping, Theoretical Approaches and Emerging Lines of Action
ABSTRACT The paucity of research analysing thematic persistence in public sustainability limits our understanding of how this field of research evolves and reconfigures itself. The present paper addresses this gap through a longitudinal bibliometric analysis of 692 publications processed with SciMAT. The methodology combines co‐word analysis, strategic
Laila Ribii Khalifi +2 more
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How 1st‐Tier Suppliers Respond to Green Public Procurement Policies: An Empirical Analysis
ABSTRACT This article analyses how 1st‐tier suppliers to public organisations respond operationally to Green Public Procurement (GPP) policies. Through a multiple case study of 12 Italian firms operating in different sectors, we develop a classification of suppliers' responses, identifying two interrelated macro‐types: internal operations realignment ...
Antonio Cavallin Toscani, Andrea Vinelli
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This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh +12 more
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Enabling a Circular Water Transition: Identifying Governance Pathways for Wastewater Reuse
ABSTRACT Over 80% of the world's wastewater is discharged untreated, making reuse a widely underutilised strategy for addressing water scarcity. Due to the complexity of implementing water reuse systems, supportive governance conditions are required to steer this process and overcome barriers.
Kirsty Holstead +4 more
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