Person

Ruhil Iyer

Ruhil Iyer

Researcher

Research

Project

Living Off-Grid Food and Infrastructure Collaboration

This research is designed to help improve the lives of the poorest residents of cities in Africa and Asia by focusing on how they are meeting their basic needs and accessing infrastructure, particularly when they are living 'off-grid'. The research is led by a consortium including experts in...

Opinions

Opinion

The ethics of using photos in the WASH sector

Sanitation and hygiene issues deal with difficult, hidden, and taboo areas of life, which people often don’t really want to talk about, let alone look at. They can also deal with seemingly mundane issues (for example, going the toilet, washing hands) which people can overlook as...

Ruhil Iyer
Ruhil Iyer & 3 others

27 February 2024

Opinion

Addressing climate risks for sanitation: Building from what we know

Jeremy Kohlitz

20 November 2020

Opinion

Safety of sanitation workers should not be overlooked

While the Covid-19 pandemic has driven many of us into our homes to seek safety and shelter, sanitation workers remain an indispensable part of our frontline workforce. On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, it is important to recognise and address sanitation workers’ vital need to...

28 April 2020

Publications

Brief

A Participatory Assessment for Climate-Induced WASH Vulnerabilities in Bangladesh

SLH Learning Brief 16

This SLH Learning Brief is intended to provide inspiration to practitioners and WASH experts on how to adapt existing vulnerability assessment tools to integrate climate considerations. A sanitation-focused climate lens was added to existing ward vulnerability assessment tools due to the...

Samiha Nuzhat & 3 others

28 July 2023

Report

Impact of Climate Hazards on Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Burkina Faso

SLH Learning Brief;12

Despite climate change being a major concern for the sanitation sector, rural sanitation remains neglected in the wider discussions of climate impacts on WASH services. Also, the voices of vulnerable individuals, households, and communities who are experiencing the effects of climate change in...

30 August 2022

Journal Article

Galvanising and Fostering Sub-National Government Leadership for Area-Wide Sanitation Programming

H2Open Journal 5 (1)

Government leadership at both the national and sub-national levels is an essential step towards ensuring safely managed sanitation services for all. Though the importance of sub-national government leadership for water, sanitation and hygiene is widely acknowledged, to date much of the focus...

Mable Chanzu & 10 others

16 March 2022

Ruhil Iyer’s recent work

Past Event

Rural sanitation and climate change

Join the Sanitation Learning Hub for a webinar on climate change and rural sanitation – putting ideas into practice. Climate change is an emerging concern in the rural sanitation and hygiene sector, where impacts disproportionately affect already disadvantaged and marginalised groups. There...

14 July 2021

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