WASHplus Update is a USAID-funded online resource that aggregates and distributes important research on water, sanitation, hygiene, and indoor air quality.
This issue of WASHplus Update provides links to recent reports that highlight activities that integrate household water treatment (HWT) and indoor air quality (IAQ) as well as studies and videos on the use of biogas from human and other wastes and its use to replace firewood in cookstoves for health and environmental improvements.
What caught our eye were several studies tying indoor air pollution interventions with access to clean water. See below.
Combined Household Water Treatment and Indoor Air Pollution Projects in Urban Mambanda, Cameroon and Rural Nyanza, Kenya, 2011– WHO. (Link to full-text)
The positive experience from these two projects concerning the apparently clear benefits of delivering household water treatment and household energy interventions in an integrated way has important implications for future programs. Specifically, the key strategic question is whether integrated delivery should be the norm, rather than, as at present, the exception and only seen in a few innovative projects.
The update also contains some valuable info on biogas and biodigesters.
See the full content of the Update here.
Thanks for sharing, USAID!
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