Urban Development Archives - Athena Infonomics

Gender equality and Urban Sanitation
By Zachary Burt
All around the world, in high income countries as well as low and middle income countries, providers of gendered...
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When the Sewers Get Blocked: Sanitation Labor in Urban India
By C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray
A pictorial guest blog by C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray on the plight of sanitation workers in urban…
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World Toilet Day: Enhancing Toilet Use in Ghana
By John Harvey
Almost 23% of people in Ghana do not have access to any sanitation facility, and only 15% use improved...
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Field Diary: Faecal Sludge Management and Monitoring in Kampala
By Jacinta Nekesa Nangabo & Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Kampala, Uganda for our BMGF funded project on developing an…
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Field Diary: From Sewerage to Sanitation for all in Lusaka
By Chris Elliot & Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC)
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Lusaka, Zambia for our BMGF funded project on developing an…
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Field Diary: Climate Change and Water Management (IAdapt)
By Rachel Damery, Lindsey Fincham, Alexandra Hamilton, and Anuja Mohapatra
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Vijayawada, India for our IDRC funded project on water management…
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Field Diary: Piped Water Supply in Mandalay, Myanmar
By Mael Balac
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Mandalay, Myanmar for our IGC funded project on piped water…
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Internships at Athena Infonomics: Develop through Data
By John Harvey
An internship at Athena Infonomics allows you to develop, both professionally and by creating an impact in people’s everyday…
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When the Pits Fill Up: A Day in the Life of Sanitation Workers in Urban India
By C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray
A pictorial guest blog by C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray on the plight of sanitation workers in urban…
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Where There Are No Sewers: The Toilet Cleaners of Lucknow
By C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray
A pictorial guest blog for World Toilet Day by C.S. Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray on the plight of…
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Ending Open Defecation in Rural India: Re-thinking our ‘Subsidy Policy’ and ‘Swacchagrahi Strategy’
By Deepa Karthykeyan
Interventions on open defecation in rural India can be improved through an analysis of the subsidy policy, writes Athena’s…
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World Toilet Day: From the Field
By Athena Infonomics Team
For World Toilet Day, our Consultants share their insights from recent field visits to our project sites in Trichy,…
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Urban Planning and Development: The Indian Challenge
By Dr. Shovan K. Saha
Although it took 40 years for Urban India to grow to 230 million, it will take only half of…
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Field Diary: Climate Change and Water Management (IAdapt)
By Ansu Alexander
Field visit takeaways from a recent field visit to Vijayawada, India for our IDRC funded project on water management…
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How to Build a Data System for Urban Malaria Surveillance
By Susannah Horton
Vector borne communicable diseases such as malaria pose a significant public health threat in urban clusters. Sprawling cities have been identified...
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Expanding Chennai: 4 Key Considerations for a Smooth Transition
By Praveen Ravi
With our head office and origins in Chennai (also known as Madras), Madras day is a focal point for...
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Greater Research is Needed on Mental Health and Urban Planning in the Global South
By Samvita Kalyan Kumar
The link between urban living and mental health has been long established, even as early as the 1900s when...
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The 5Ds: Changing Attitudes to Open Defecation in India
By Vandana Mehra Dharmendra Singh
This blog entry has been re-published with the express permission of The World Bank Water Global Practice, New Delhi....
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