itle:Socio-Institutional Drivers of Groundwater Contamination Hazards: The Case of On-Site Sanitation in the Bwaise Informal Settlement, Kampala, Uganda Publication TypeJournal ArticleYear of Publication2021Authors:Felix R. B. Twinomucunguzi, Giorgia Silvestri , Joel Kinobe, Allan Mugabi, Jenifer Isoke, Philip M. Nyenje, Jan Willem Foppen, Robinah N. Kulabako, Frank KansiimeKeywords:contamination; groundwater; informal settlements; on-site sanitation; socio-hydrogeological systemsJournalAbstract:Socio-institutional factors are poorly addressed in the risk assessment of groundwater contamination. This paper contributes to the development of a socio-institutional assessment framework based on...Read More
itle:Double-Stranded DNA Virus Assemblages in Groundwater in Three Informal Urban Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa Differ from Each Other Publication TypeJournal ArticleYear of Publication2021Authors:Jack van de Vossenberg, Yvonne Hoitin, Alimamy Kolipha Kamara, Manuel Kofi Tetteh, John P. Simaika, George Lutterod, Hans Komakech, Robinah Kulabako, Philip M. Nyenje, Jan Willem FoppenKeywords:JournalAbstract:We mapped the double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) virus assemblage in groundwater below sub-Saharan urban poor settlements in Arusha (Tanzania), Dodowa (Ghana), and Kampala (Uganda). Our...Read More
itle:Faecal contamination pathways of shallow groundwater in low-income urban areas: implications for water resource planning and management Publication TypeJournal ArticleYear of Publication2021Authors:Jacintha Gumoteyo Nayebare; Michael M. Owor; Robinah Kulabako; Richard Graham TaylorKeywords:contamination, faecal, nitrate, pathways, shallow groundwaterJournalWater Practice & TechnologyAbstract:Shallow groundwater is vulnerable to faecal contamination, especially in low-income urban areas where use of on-site sanitation facilities is high. This paper explores statistical relationships between potential factors influencing contaminant pathways (i.e., variables) and observed faecal contamination...Read More
Title:The potential for atmospheric water harvesting to accelerate household access to safe waterPublication TypeJournal ArticleYear of Publication2020Authors:Jean H Humphrey, Joseph Brown, Oliver Cumming, Barbara Evans, Guy Howard, Robinah N Kulabako, Jonathan Lamontagne, Amy J Pickering, Evelyn N WangKeywords:JournalSustainabilityAbstract:With Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6), member states of the UN declared their ambition for universal access to safely managed water, recognising this as fundamental to human health, wellbeing, socioeconomic development, and gender equity.1 Through...Read More
Title:Reducing Groundwater Contamination from On-Site Sanitation in Peri-Urban Sub-Saharan Africa: Reviewing Transition Management Attributes towards Implementation of Water Safety PlansPublication TypeJournal ArticleYear of Publication2020Authors:JFelix R. B. Twinomucunguzi, Philip M. Nyenje, Robinah N. Kulabako, Swaib Semiyaga, Jan Willem Foppen, Frank KansiimeKeywords:contamination; integrated water resources management; groundwater; pollution; Sub-Saharan Africa; transition management; water safety planJournalSustainabilityAbstract:High urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has resulted in increased peri-urban groundwater contamination by on-site sanitation. The World Health Organization introduced Water Safety Plans (WSP)...Read More
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