Partner Institutions
The SCARE project is an international, multi-disciplinary consortium consisting of seven partner institutions dedicated to advancing sanitation and climate resilience. Our mission is to combine fundamental research in these critical areas to develop sustainable and resilient services that safeguard public health. By leveraging the expertise of diverse disciplines, we aim to create innovative solutions that address the challenges posed by climate change, ensuring that communities worldwide have access to reliable sanitation services that protect both people and the environment.
Our partner institutions
- University of Bristol, UK (PI Professor Guy Howard, School of Civil Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering)
- University of Leeds, UK (Co-I: Professor Barbara Evans, School of Civil Engineering)
- University of Technology Sydney, Australia (Co-I: Professor Juliet Willetts, Institute for Sustainable Futures)
- Kathmandu University, Nepal (Co-I: Professor Dr. Subodh Sharma, School of Science)
- Haramaya University, Ethiopia (Co-I: Dr Abraham Geremew, College of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Environmental Health)
- Kyambogo University, Uganda (Co-I: Dr Kenan Okurut, Dept. of Building and Civil Engineering)
- Ecole Polytechnique de Thies, Senegal (Co-I: Dr Baba Ngom, Lecturer in Chemistry and Environment)
- Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), (Co-I: Ms Nathalie Andre, Sanitation Specialist)
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a red brick Russell Group research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers’ school founded in 1595 and University College, Bristol, which had been in existence since 1876. Engineering at Bristol is leading on innovation in sustainability, resilience and performance, to address the climate emergency and achieve net zero, with a focus on materials, infrastructure, mobility, and the environment.
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds was established in 1904 and is one of the largest universities in the UK and currently hosts just under 40,000 students. Leeds is part of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities and renowned globally for the quality of its research and teaching. The School of Civil Engineering is regularly ranked in the top 3 schools for Civil Engineering in the UK and has a long track record of working in sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
Water, Public Health and Environmental engineering are a cornerstone of our work at Leeds, with several major research groups engaged in the SCARE Project while our cross-campus network water@leeds enables us to pull in multiple disciplines including from the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures. Sanitation has been central for our work since the 1970s when we led the development of technology and institutional innovations and it is this quest to address the global sanitation which led us to lead recent research on emissions from sanitation systems.
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS-ISF) conducts applied research to support water and sanitation policy and practice in Asia and the Pacific. UTS-ISF is contributing to the conceptualisation and analysis of the emissions, resilience and policy work of SCARE, particularly the resilience component, and supporting in-country efforts in the project countries, particularly in Nepal.
Kathmandu University
Kathmandu University (KU) is an autonomous, not-for-profit, self-funding public institution in Nepal established in 1991. It is committed to upholding academic excellence in a wide range of classical and professional fields. The University’s primary objective is to deliver high-quality education that fosters leadership qualities. Its ultimate goal is to transform into a globally recognized university that contributes knowledge and technology for the betterment of humanity. The University aspires to serve the nation by fulfilling the needs of the society through the motto of taking knowledge and skills “from the campus to the community.”
Aquatic Ecology Centre (AEC)
SCARE Project in Nepal is being implemented by the Aquatic Ecology Centre (AEC), a research-dedicated department at Kathmandu University. With two decades of experience in various research domains, this institute primarily focuses on research related to Water, WASH, Soil, and Aquatic ecology. The institute’s core mission is to enhance academic endeavors through research and scientific collaboration. Since its establishment, AEC has facilitated 20 M.Phil./Ph.D. students, 18 master’s research, and more than 65+ bachelor’s thesis. Additionally, they have successfully executed 17 nationally and internationally funded projects, with three ongoing initiatives, including the SCARE Project.
Haramaya University
Haramaya University (HU), one of Ethiopia’s top and oldest universities, has been at the forefront of agricultural and health science research in the country’s east for more than 60 years. The university collaborates locally, regionally, and nationally as part of an active engagement with the communities. The University of Bristol is one of the many international institutions with which the university has partnered on numerous research projects in the fields of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). The focus areas for the two universities were specifically the research projects that evaluate the climate resilience of the WASH facilities and the development of monitoring tools. In 2021, they collaborated on “Sanitation and Climate: Assessing Resilience and Emission (SCARE).” Haramaya University offers a variety of support to the SCARE project, headed by Dr. Abraham Geremew, to ensure its successful completion. This support includes office and laboratory space, fieldwork transportation, and the establishment of national and regional consultative workshops, among others.
Kyambogo University
Kyambogo University was established in 2003 by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001 by merging Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK), the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK), and the Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE).
Global Green Growth Institute
The Global Green Growth Institute is an intergovernmental international development organization headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The organization’s purpose is to promote green growth, which is characterized by balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability.