Systems mapping for water treatment at the UNC Chapel Hill Water & Health Conference

At the annual Water & Health Conference at UNC Chapel Hill, I received the opportunity to co-host a session titled, “‍Implementing passive chlorination at scale: strategies for climate resilience, service delivery, and financing”, together with researchers Saskia Nowicki (University of Oxford), Katya Cherukumilli (UC Berkeley), Megan Lindmark (University of Iowa), and organizations Aquaya, EOS International and Evidence Action. Within the session, we used an interactive “systems-mapping” activity, to replicate the approach I took during my MSc research. It was a great experience to engage all participants in an active way, bringing together all components of an effective enabling environment for rural water treatment. Beyond rural water treatment, we also feel this could be a suitable approach for many other public health interventions.

Watch the full session!

Please find the presentation breakdown below:

1:59 - Passive In-Line Chlorination for Drinking Water Disinfection: A Critical Review by Katya Cherukumili (UC Berkeley) and Megan Lindmark (University of Iowa)

15:43 - Passive inline chlorination for handpumps: lessons learned (Aquaya)

29:27 - Water Quality Solutions for Central America (EOS International)

36:08 - Systems Mapping Explanation by Saskia Nowicki (University of Oxford)

56:39 - Evidence Action - In-Line Chlorination Implementation Experiences

1:03:40 - Rural Water Treatment Barriers and Opportunities: An Implementation Science Analysis of Passive Chlorination in Small Water Supplies by Merel Laauwen (University of Oxford)