Depinder Kapur is a senior Development and WASH expert, leading the Sanitation Capacity Building Platform at the National Institute of Urban Affairs in New Delhi. He has worked in leadership positions with national and international development organizations including heading WaterAid India, and also with several Indian and international organizations, the Government and civil society grassroot initiatives on research and advocacy.
Paper underlining the importance of learning for better performance in the WASH sector and to contribute to the discussion on how this can be... Read more...
A hygiene effectiveness study to assess whether the hygiene interventions in Bhutan are successful in encouraging safe hygiene practices and how much... Read more...
Political commitment to sanitation can be translated to results on the ground through: prioritisation throughout all government departments and... Read more...
While allocations to India's national sanitation campaign to eradicate open defecation have increased considerably, budget tracking shows that... Read more...
This qualitative research study aims to understand perceptions, barriers, and motivators for improved sanitation behaviour in rural India. Read more...
The Toolkit aims to assist anyone involved or planning to work in school hygiene, sanitation, and water. It describes basic principles, strategies... Read more...
This document presents the experiences of the Himmotthan Water Supply and Sanitation initiative in developing community-managed rural water systems... Read more...
This study assesses a project in Uttarakhand during which water schemes and rural sanitations were developed to address the water crisis in this... Read more...
A summary of key events, issues and trends affecting civil society around the world. The overarching theme is exclusion and civil society. Read more...
Summary of the key findings relating to solid waste management services received by households and available at public institutions. Read more...
'End of ownership' models in the water and sanitation sector are generally found in places with a limited public sector and unregulated markets. Read more...
Sharing a sanitation facility with just one to two other households can increase the risk of moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in young children,... Read more...
This guide provides local authorities and their partners with decision-making tools and practical methodological approaches to help determine whether... Read more...
Decision-support tool to aid the identification of potentially appropriate drinking water methods for arsenic- and salt-mitigation in Bangladesh... Read more...
In the context of urban Haiti, household container-based sanitation services (CBS) systems have the potential to satisfy many residents' desire for... Read more...
Following a business as usual approach would mean that the rural country of Kajiado in Kenya will only achieve universal water coverage in 2131... Read more...
WASH for WORMS is a cluster-randomised controlled trial to test the hypothesis that a community-based WASH intervention integrated with periodic mass... Read more...
The report provides an overarching recommendation for the development of national capacity development strategies that have high-level political buy-... Read more...
A computer-based DSS has been designed to select and plan for faecal sludge management in emergencies. Read more...