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View article: Machine Learning-Based Evaluation of Susceptibility to Geological Hazards in Yunyang District, Shiyan City, China
Machine Learning-Based Evaluation of Susceptibility to Geological Hazards in Yunyang District, Shiyan City, China Open
Regional geohazard susceptibility evaluation and early warning are effective means of disaster prevention and mitigation. The traditional regional geohazard evaluation has problems such as limited model accuracy and insufficient refinement…
View article: Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Production from Sugarcane Bagasse
Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Open
Fossil fuels dominate global energy supply, accounting for over 80% of total consumption. Biofuels derived from renewable resources emerge as a promising alternative to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) em…
View article: Rural Drinking Water Safety under Climate Change: The Importance of Addressing Physical, Social, and Environmental Dimensions
Rural Drinking Water Safety under Climate Change: The Importance of Addressing Physical, Social, and Environmental Dimensions Open
This paper explores the physical, social, and environmental dimensions of how climate change impacts affect drinking water safety in a rural context in developing countries. Climate impacts, such as contamination or the reduced availabilit…
View article: Climate change vulnerability and resilience of water, sanitation, and hygiene services: a theoretical perspective
Climate change vulnerability and resilience of water, sanitation, and hygiene services: a theoretical perspective Open
In this paper we outline different theoretical approaches, namely outcome vulnerability, contextual vulnerability, and resilience, for addressing climate change effects in the context of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. We a…
View article: Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation in Practice: A Child-Centred, Community-Based Project in the Philippines
Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation in Practice: A Child-Centred, Community-Based Project in the Philippines Open
Whilst the principles of evaluating climate change adaptation are widely documented, there are many challenges in applying these principles in practice to evaluate, improve and learn from multi-sector, multi-scale and multi-stakeholder CCA…
View article: Strengthening Local Governance Arrangements for Sanitation: Case Studies of Small Cities in Indonesia
Strengthening Local Governance Arrangements for Sanitation: Case Studies of Small Cities in Indonesia Open
Local governments in Indonesia have the primary responsibility for delivering sanitation (wastewater) services. However, in large part due to governance factors, local governments invest little in sanitation services and delivery of servic…
View article: Monitoring the human rights to water and sanitation: an analysis of policy in Pacific island countries
Monitoring the human rights to water and sanitation: an analysis of policy in Pacific island countries Open
Government monitoring of water and sanitation services is a critical step in realising the human rights to water and sanitation (HRWS). In this study we investigated the national water and sanitation policies of 13 Pacific island countries…
View article: Managing drought: Learning from Australia
Managing drought: Learning from Australia Open
California is facing yet another year of unprecedented, record-breaking drought. At this time of need, US agencies have turned to Australia to identify the strategies that urban water utilities and water agencies adopted to survive its wor…