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John Trimmer
- Journal Article
- ArticleExpanding access to safe, affordable sanitation services to unserved communities is difficult enough, and recently,
- Technical ReportOver the last decade, basic sanitation coverage in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries has progressed significantly, especially in Asia.
- Blog
- BriefRapid urbanization in low- and middle-income countries has put pressure on water and sanitation providers, resulting in uneven progress on access to services, especially among the poorest and most vulnerable people.
- BriefGhana’s urban population has more than tripled over the last three decades, outpacing the expansion of urban water infrastructure.
- BriefRapid urbanization is straining Ghana’s water supply systems. This study of the urban water systems in Kumasi and Tamale will assess three core challenges faced by Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL): water quality, equity, and non-revenue water.
- BlogHalfway through the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) agenda, progress toward Goal 6—clean water and sanitation for all—is off track.
- Technical ReportRapid urbanization has strained Ghana’s urban water systems.
- Technical ReportIn the Accra metropolitan area of Ghana, fewer than 30 percent of households in low-income urban and peri-urban settlements have access to piped water services, well below the government’s stated aim for 70 percent of urban/peri-urban households t