• Emi Yoshinaga
  Project Manager
• Kensuke Fukushi
  Researcher
• Akane Umetsu
• Ayako Hyakubu
  Administrator
• Tetsuro Fujitsuka
• Geetha Mohan
  Researcher

The following are products of the UNU-IAS Water for Sustainable Development (WSD) project:

UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series

Strengthening Wastewater Monitoring and Surveillance for COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases UNU-IAS Policy Brief No. 31, 2022.

This policy brief offers recommendations for scaling up wastewater surveillance as a cost-effective strategy for early detection and monitoring of infectious diseases. Focusing on low- and middle-income countries, it identifies the main challenges and opportunities for integrating wastewater surveillance systems into national and regional disease surveillance frameworks.

The brief is authored by Geetha Mohan, Sadhana Shrestha, Saroj Kumar Chapagain, Carolyn Payus, and Kensuke Fukushi.

Scaling up Microirrigation Technology to Address Water Challenges in Semi-arid South Asia UNU-IAS Policy Brief No. 30, 2022.

This policy brief highlights microirrigation as an innovative solution to improve water management and increase agricultural production in South Asia. The brief examines current barriers to large-scale adoption of the technology and provides recommendations to facilitate implementation.

It is authored by Geetha Mohan, Ranjeeta Mishra, A Amarender Reddy, Hirotaka Matsuda, Makiko Sekiyama, and Kensuke Fukushi.

Advancing Multiple Values of Water in Water Policy & Management in Asia UNU-IAS Policy Brief No. 28, 2021.

This policy brief explores the complex challenges of water insecurity in Asia and its broader impact on well-being, health, security, and education. It draws on research in India to advocate a multidisciplinary approach to water governance that extends beyond economic development.

It is authored by Giulia Roder, Geetha Mohan, Saroj K. Chapagain, and Kensuke Fukushi.

Transforming Water Conflicts into Collaborative Watershed Management Solutions — Lessons from the Greater Himalayan Region UNU-IAS Policy Brief No. 23, 2021.

This policy brief focuses on transforming water conflicts into collaborative watershed management solutions. It provides recommendations for policymakers and other stakeholders concerned with addressing such conflicts through a multi-stakeholder approach in which the role of local experts is prioritised.

It is authored by Giulia Roder, Saroj Kumar Chapagain, Tarek Katramiz, Geetha Mohan, Binaya Kumar Mishra, and Kensuke Fukushi.

Journal Articles

Chapagain, Saroj, Mohan, Geetha, Rimba, Andi B., Payus, Carolyn, Sudarma, I.M. and Fukushi, Kensuke, (2022). Analyzing the relationship between water pollution and economic activity for a more effective pollution control policy in Bali Province, Indonesia. Sustainable Environment Research 32(5), 1–14

Shrestha, Sadhana, Yoshinaga, Emi, Chapagain, Saroj, Mohan, Geetha, Gasparatos, Alexandros and Fukushi, Kensuke, (2021). Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Cost-Effective Mass Surveillance of COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges and Opportunities. Water, 13(20), 1-14

Mohan, Geetha, Chapagain, Saroj, Fukushi, Kensuke, Papong, Seksan, I.M. Sudarma, Rimba, Andi B. and Osawa, Takahiro, (2021). An extended Input–Output framework for evaluating industrial sectors and provincial-level water consumption in Indonesia. Water Resources and Industry, 25(100141)

Rimba, Andi B., Mohan, Geetha, Chapagain, Saroj, Andi, Arumansawang, Payus, Carolyn, Fukushi, Kensuke, Husnayaen, Osawa,Takahiro and Avtar, Ram, (2021). Impact of population growth and land use and land cover (LULC) changes on water quality in tourism-dependent economies using a geographically weighted regression approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28 25920-25938

Chapagain, Saroj, Mohan, Geetha and Fukushi, Kensuke, (2020). An Extended Input–Output Model to Analyze Links Between Manufacturing and Water Pollution in Nepal. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 231(570), 1-11

Media Articles

Shrestha, Sadhana (2022). ‘How to Fight Pandemics Through Wastewater Surveillance’. Diplomatic Courier, April 19

Promotional Materials

• WSD Brochure

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• WSD Poster

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