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    Impact of water and sanitation interventions on childhood diarrhea: evidence from Bangladesh

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013
    This paper analyses the possible relevance of water and sanitation improvements for diarrhoea reduction in the context of Bangladesh. Much of the public policy thinking in the past was guided by public investment in providing improved access to water.
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    Air pollution reduction and control in South Asia

    Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2012
    With increasing urbanisation and economic growth, air pollution is becoming an urgent concern in South Asian countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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    Safe drinking water: who is willing to pay the price?

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2012
    This briefing, the second issue of the Evidence Matters series, distills policy relevant evidence from a recent 3ie systematic review ‘Willingness to pay for cleaner water in less developed countries". The review summarises research from Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Some of the lessons learned include:
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    Status of Arsenic Test and Exposure to Arsenic-contaminated Tubewell Water: A Population-based Study in Southern Bangladesh

    2012
    This study explores the status of arsenic test of tubewell and exposures to arsenic-contaminated tubewell water in the arsenic prone southern Bangladesh. Through a survey of 6,593 households, a total of 3,812 tubewells were sampled at baseline (2006/07) and 3,591 at midline (2009). Households were selected through multi-stage sampling procedure where each sub-district was considered as a cluster.
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    Promotion of Improved Cookstove in Rural Bangladesh

    BRAC Education Programme, 2011
    This study aimed to explore the factors affecting the promotion of improved cookstove (ICS) to replace traditional stove and hence to combat indoor air pollution (IAP). The study was conducted in 58 randomly selected villages of Jamalpur sadar and Hatia upazilas (29 villages in each) in 2008. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used.
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    Arsenic crisis today: strategy for tomorrow

    Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations University, 2001
    This document presents ideas and concepts for ways to cope with the arsenic crisis first highlighted by the presence of arsenic in groundwater extracted from the alluvial aquifer underlying West Bengal and Bangladesh. The focus is on Bangladesh, but the findings may be applied to any other part of the world.