Please join the International Political Economy and Development (IPED) program community as we discuss UNICEF’s and the WHO’s Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation and how it helps monitor drinking water and general sanitation and hygiene practices (WASH). The program has reported country, regional, and global estimates of progress on these fronts since 1990.
Our speaker Tom Slaymaker is a senior statistics and monitoring specialist of JMP. He leads the Data, Research, and Policy Division of UNICEF HQ. Slaymaker has had more than 18 years of experience working in the field of international development in numerous countries in Asia and Africa. He has been with UNICEF for more than 6 years now, with previous stints at WaterAid and the Overseas Development Institute. He holds an M.A. in environment and development from SOAS University of London.
This event is open to alumni, faculty/staff, parents, students, and the public.