ceat-epfl / water-informal-settlements

Assessing the efficacy of water distribution systems in informal settlements

Efficacy of water systems in informal settlements in Nairobi.

A replicable computational workflow to assess the efficacy of water distribution systems in informal settlements and their association with diarrhea, based on cross-sectional household surveys.

Citation: Pessoa Colombo V, Chenal J, Otieno M, Orina F, Meme H, Utzinger J. Relating the design of water distribution systems in informal settlements with service continuity and safety: empirical evidence from Nairobi, Kenya. Preprint. 2023.

Instructions to reproduce the analysis

1. Install conda

https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/index.html

2. Create and activate environment

From the repository root, run:

conda env create -f environment.yml
conda activate water-informal-settlements

3. Input data

The input datasets are available in the 'data' folder.

4. Run the notebooks

Follow the order indicated in the names of the notebooks: 1-2 (see prefix).