Safe water and sanitation in remote Indigenous communities in Australia: conditions towards sustainable outcomes

Hall, Nina; Abeysuriya, Kumudini; Jackson, Melissa; Agnew, Charles; Beal, Cara; Barnes, Samuel K.; Soeters, Simone; Mukheibir, Pierre; Brown, Suzanne J.; Moggridge, Bradley

doi:10.1080/13241583.2022.2083052

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“…Cleaning techniques and hygiene practices are critical for preventing and slowing the spread of infectious diseases. Not only underdeveloped countries, but also developed ones, have performed research on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) to improve human life quality 1 . Due to increasing handwashing, the most significant increases in domestic water use are predicted in Africa (23.88%), Asia (15.05%), Latin America, and the Caribbean (7.18%) 2 .…”

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“…Not only underdeveloped countries, but also developed ones, have performed research on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) to improve human life quality. 1 Due to increasing handwashing, the most significant increases in domestic water use are predicted in Africa (23.88%), Asia (15.05%), Latin America, and the Caribbean (7.18%). 2 Japanese views about personal cleanliness are substantially influenced by early schooling, cultural experiences with handwashing, and reciprocal tendencies in case of during and after emergency.…”

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Assessment of water, hygiene, and sanitation practice and associated factors among Bihari refugee camp in Bangladesh: A cross‐sectional study

Sifullah,

Sohel,

Jamil

et al. 2024

Health Science Reports

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Background and AimsThe global significance of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) cannot be overstated, extending far beyond the confines of developing nations and encompassing even the most developed ones. This study, rooted in the Bihari refugee camp in Bangladesh, seeks to underscore the universality of WASH concerns.MethodsUsing a cross‐sectional design and a structured questionnaire, we conducted a meticulous evaluation of WASH practices with 313 participants selected through random sampling.ResultsFindings shows the water practice, among all of them, only 4.8% of the respondents were very happy with the water supply system and 16.0% of the respondents were happy with this. A total of 29.7% of the respondents were satisfied with safe drinking water and only 4.8% of the respondents were very satisfied with safe drinking water. Regarding the hygiene practice, among all respondents, 10.2% of them were satisfied with using the same bathroom by multiple people. Only 5.4% respondents were happy in their living environment. Regarding sanitation practice, only 31.3% had private toilet facilities. Among all of the respondents, 13.7% of the respondents were satisfied with using the same toilet by multiple people. Respondents who were illiterate (p < 0.01) and self‐employed (p < 0.04) were satisfied with the water supply. Similarly, respondents who were illiterate (p < 0.03) and self‐employed (p < 0.00) were satisfied with safe drinking water. Respondents who were illiterate (p < 0.02) and whose monthly income was below 8000 BDT (p < 0.00) were satisfied using same bathroom by multiple people. Respondents who were self‐employed (p < 0.01), whose monthly income 8000–12,000 BDT (p < 0.01) and having single room (p < 0.00) were satisfied using the same toilet by multiple people.ConclusionEnhanced access to safe WASH facilities, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of the study's findings, have the potential to serve as vital signposts for the development and implementation of policies and interventions.

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Assessment of water, hygiene, and sanitation practice and associated factors among Bihari refugee camp in Bangladesh: A cross‐sectional study

Sifullah,

Sohel,

Jamil

et al. 2024

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Benefits, costs and enabling conditions to achieve ‘water for all’ in rural and remote Australia

Manero,

Adamowicz,

Akter

et al. 2024

Nat Water

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Australia will not meet Sustainable Development Goal target 6.1, to “achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all” by 2030, unless water service provision is improved to hundreds of small (less than 10,000 residents), rural and remote (SRR) communities. We have estimated the national benefits of a programme to upgrade drinking water services to ensure ‘good quality’ for 395 Australian SRR communities using a stated preference survey of 3,523 participants reflective of the Australian population. Using multiple model estimates, we calculated the willingness to pay at between AU$324 and AU$847 per Australian household per year for 10 years. Aggregating across the relevant Australian population, we calculated the aggregate willingness to pay for water quality improvements at AU$1.2–4.7 billion yr−1, or AU$8.3–33.2 billion as a 10-year net present value. We further estimated the capital and operating costs to provide ‘good-quality’ drinking water in the 395 SRR communities under three scenarios; the costs range from AU$0.51 to AU$3.29 million per community and, in total, from AU$0.2 billion to AU$1.3 billion.

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Locked-In learning systems? Transformation and regression potential in Australasia’s waterscapes and beyond

Daniell

2022

Australasian Journal of Water Resources

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Safe water and sanitation in remote Indigenous communities in Australia: conditions towards sustainable outcomes

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Assessment of water, hygiene, and sanitation practice and associated factors among Bihari refugee camp in Bangladesh: A cross‐sectional study

Assessment of water, hygiene, and sanitation practice and associated factors among Bihari refugee camp in Bangladesh: A cross‐sectional study

Benefits, costs and enabling conditions to achieve ‘water for all’ in rural and remote Australia

Locked-In learning systems? Transformation and regression potential in Australasia’s waterscapes and beyond

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