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Using Citizen Science Approaches to monitor water, sanitation and hygiene related risks
Relatively few studies have explored how resilience of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems to hazards can be enhanced under the current and future development and climatic challenges pressures in urban areas. This study therefore employed the citizen science approach to build the capacity of citizens and integrate communities into scientific research on water quality and WASH related risk monitoring.
Solution characteristics
- Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
- Water pollution
- Resilience of WASH systems to water-related hazards (e.g. floods and water scarcity) can be improved
- Technological Solution
- Public Health and Risk Prevention
- Process
- TRL 3 experimental proof of concept
Solution provider
Mzuzu University
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