Dr Anisha Nijhawan
BE, MS, PhD
Expertise
I research ways to monitor and strengthen drinking water and sanitation services in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on risks posed by climate change.
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in WASH and Environmental Health
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
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Research interests
WASH in low- and middle-income countries, drinking water treatment and quality, climate resilience, monitoring and risk assessments, Water Safety Plans
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Accelerating climate resilient water supply in East Asia and the Pacific region
Role
Other
Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/03/2023 to 31/08/2024
Assessing climate resilience of multi-village water supplies in Ethiopia
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/05/2022 to 30/04/2023
WHO climate-related WASH and monitoring activities
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
This project will develop straightforward guidance on assessing whether water supplies and sanitation is vulnerable to climate change and how these services can be modified to reduce their vulnerability. We…Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
15/05/2020 to 30/11/2020
Understanding vulnerability and health impacts of climate change in South Africa
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
This project aims to improve the resilience of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to future climate change by providing key evidence that will support change to national policy and support…Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/05/2020 to 31/07/2020
Beyond the networked city: building innovative delivery systems for water, sanitation and energy in urban Africa
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/04/2020 to 30/06/2024
Publications
Recent publications
06/05/2024Climate Resilience of town water utilities in Eastern Ethiopia
PLoS Water
Effectiveness of Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans in Nepal
AQUA - Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society
Managing climate change challenges to water security
Geo: Geography and Environment
Environmental hygiene in outdoor food markets in Africa
Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
Infiltrated pits: using regional groundwater data to estimate methane emissions from pit latrines
Hydrology
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