Monitoring access to safely managed water services: exploring spatial integration of regulatory databases with household surveys and population census

Lead Research Organisation: University of Southampton
Department Name: School of Geography

Abstract

The PhD topic aims to integrate water regulatory databases, population censuses and households surveys with water quality modules to answer the following questions:
To what extent are service quality and tariff information concerning water utilities in regulatory databases consistent with related information from household surveys?
How are inequalities in safe water access affected when taking into account the safe management of water services through regulatory databases?
How can population census and household survey data be spatially integrated with databases from water regulators, so as to monitor use of safely managed drinking water services?
As case study countries, we anticipate focussing on Paraguay, Ecuador, and Colombia.

Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
ES/P000673/1 01/10/2017 30/09/2027
1952652 Studentship ES/P000673/1 01/10/2017 30/06/2022 Mair Thomas
 
Description Informal external supervision 
Organisation UNICEF
Country United States 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution - Research that meets the policy needs of the the partner. - Expertise of the related subject areas.
Collaborator Contribution - Expertise of the research area and related policy. - Expertise in available data and most appropriate research countries. - Guidance on relevant research gaps and research needs of UNICEF's water, sanitation and hygiene department. - Revisions and proof-reading of publications and thesis content.
Impact DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12092603
Start Year 2017
 
Description Festival of Social Science Public Debate 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This activity was intended to highlight the value of social science in monitoring water, sanitation, and waste service delivery. A mixed group of ca 25 students from Ghana School of Public Health and members of the British public attended an online debate, where speakers debated the relative merits of a consumer-based view of service delivery versus a service-provider based view. Following the event, the project team discussed ways of embedding the debate event within teaching at University of Ghana and at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya, particularly if either country experienced a further lockdown and had to teach students online.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://festivalofsocialscience.com/events/quiz-debate-water-and-waste-services-a-who-knows-best-1/
 
Description Stakeholder Workshop- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Data Use in Uganda 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Online 3-day workshop with stakeholders (including NGOs, academics and local government officials) from across Uganda who work in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The aim of this was to gain an understanding of their use of WASH-related data, and identify any data needs that they had. Outcome of the workshop included collaboration amongst stakeholders and a report documenting outputs from the workshop, including data needs and avenues for future research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://data.worldpop.org/repo/docs/dooley2021evaluating/Gendered_WASH_in_Uganda_Project_Report.pdf