Water and Sanitation Governance Group- Centre for Global Development
By Water and Sanitation Governance Group- Centre for Global Development
Water and Sanitation Governance Group- Centre for Global Development Nov 21, 2021
Sustainable sanitation jobs: prospects for enhancing the livelihoods of pit-emptiers in Bangladesh
Manual pit-emptying – the removal of faecal sludge from pits and tanks using hands or basic tools – is a widespread practice in Bangladesh, and in other low- and middle-income countries. Despite this, little is known about the livelihoods of pit-emptiers. In this podcast, Mariam Zaqout, first author of the journal article "Sustainable sanitation jobs: prospects for enhancing the livelihoods of pit-emptiers in Bangladesh", published in Third World Quarterly discusses the experiences of emptiers from diverse socio-economic, religious and ethnic backgrounds, operating across a formal-informal spectrum. Whilst the status of emptiers in private cooperatives has improved recently due to the support of governmental organisations (GOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the extent to which these cooperatives are sustainable, without the ongoing support of NGOs or GOs, remains unclear.
The full article can be found here https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2020.1810560
Hosts: Jonathan Wilcox and Alesia Ofori Dedaa
Episode cover picture courtesy of https://www.dutchwatersector.com/news/snv-takes-a-stand-against-poor-circumstances-septic-tank-emptiers-in-bangladesh
Climate Change Knowledge Co-Production in East Africa
For the past decade, there have been a number of climate change knowledge transfer projects which seek to improve the capacity of State institutions to deliver timely weather forecasting ability. But what is Knowledge transfer chain and does it, in reality, add value to State effort towards accurate weather and climate forecasting? How is the information generated from such knowledge co-production processes packaged, used and by whom? What are the current and future opportunities for knowledge co-production in Climate Change research and capacity building? How can partners from East Africa drive knowledge co-production processes more directly and with confidence to suit their own needs?
In this podcast episode, Prof Anna Mdee (School of Politics and International Studies -University of Leeds) chats with Dr John Marsham and Prof Doug Parker of the University of Leeds and Dr Dorice Agol, an independent consultant in East Africa to discuss on the lessons have or can be learnt from knowledge co-production and transfer ventures around Climate Change. This podcast takes place under the auspices of the Water Knowledge Exchange Hub, a water@leeds and Global Water Partnership-Tanzania project.
Prof Anna Mdee (Professor of the Politics of Global Development)
Dr John Marsham (Associate Professor and Met Office Joint Chair)
Prof Doug Parker (Met Office Professor of Meteorology)
Dr Dorice Agol (Independent Researcher and International Development Consultant)
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