priti parikh , 1 , Yasmin Bou Karim 2 , Jacob Paulose 3 , Professor Pam Factor-Litvak 4 , Dr. Emily Nix 3 , Dr. Dewi Nur Aisyah 5 , Hemant Chaturvedi 6 , Dr. Logan Manikam 2 , Professor Monica Lakhanpaul 7
17 August 2020
UCL Open: Environment Preprint
COVID-19, WASH, Informal settlements, India, Indonesia, infection pathways, Water, The Environment, Policy and law
Informal settlements are home to over one 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 transmission of COVID-19 in informal settlements in India and Indonesia. In the short term, there is an urgent need for mobile 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 appropriated for high-density settings to integrate those settlements into the city, improve environmental conditions and health in cities.
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