Reinforcing and accelerating technologies for ensuring domestic water security by water resources diagnosis and decentralized treatment system

Principal Investigator (Affiliation)	Prof. / Director NISHIDA Kei Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi
Co-investigator	Prof. SEI Kazunari School of Allied Health Science, Kitasato University
Research Participant	Prof. ISHIDAIRA Hiroshi Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Associate Prof. SOUMA Kazuyoshi Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Associate Prof. MAGOME Jun Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Associate Prof. MIYAMOTO Takashi Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi Assistant Prof. NAKAMURA Takashi Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Prof. HARAMOTO Eiji Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Assistant Prof. YAEGASHI Sakiko Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi Junior Associate Prof. FURUKAWA Takashi School of Allied Health Science, Kitasato University Junior Associate Prof. AMARASIRI Mohan School of Allied Health Science, Kitasato University Associate Prof. TOYAMA Tadashi Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Prof. KAZAMA Futaba Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Prof. MORI Kazuhiro Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi Associate Prof. TANAKA Yasuhiro Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi Assistant professor KAMEI Tatsuru Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Associate Prof. MUTO Shinichi Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi Researcher ARYAL Anil Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Researcher TANDUKAR Sarmila Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi PhD Candidate SAIKI Makoto Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Science, University of Yamanashi PhD Candidate STHAPIT Niva Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Science, University of Yamanashi Technical Assistant KAMIYA Akito Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi
International Coordinator	Prof. / Director NISHIDA Kei Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi Assistant Staff KANEMARU Shun Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi
Research Institutions in Japan	University of Yamanashi / Kitasato University
Cooperating Organization in Japan
Partner Country	Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal / Republic of Ghana
Research Institutions in Nepal and Ghana
Cooperating organization in Nepal and Ghana	Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board / Ministry of Water Supply, Nepal / University of Ghana, Institute for Environmental and Sanitation Studies(IESS)
Support Organization	Anzaikantetsu CO,LTD. / Institute of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University / Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research ( NMIMR ), University of Ghana
General Description of the Research Project	This project aims to establish a series of sustainable technologies related to water services contributing to health and wellbeing of local people in areas with serious water issues resulting from the extreme skewed distribution of population and development. To remove barriers for practical implementation, the reliability and adaptability of the technologies that combine diagnosis of water security, water treatment and evaluation of the system, previously obtained from a project in Nepal, will be increased, and incentives to adopt the technologies will be clarified by quantifying economical and environmental advantages. And, by identifying requirements for application to different regions, the basement that enables development of water management technology fitting with a variety of climate, culture and society will be eventually prepared. In Nepal, suffering from water shortage and water pollution due to rapid population growth, health-related information will be added to the previous water security map, high-performance water treatment units will be installed in the selected model areas, and their effectiveness will be assessed. In Ghana, having serious and chronic water pollution and deteriorating health, digital map of water circulation and visualisation of pollution and health impact will be achieved to excavate the core issues. Further water treatment technologies fitting with the water issue in Ghana will be proposed.
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Project Updates	(2021/4/20) Highlights 2020