Health and wellbeing outcomes in informal settlements in Fiji and Indonesia

RISE (Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments) is a transdisciplinary research program working at the intersections of human health, environment, and water and sanitation. RISE is trialling a new water sensitive approach to water and sanitation management (the “intervention”) in 24 informal settlements across Makassar, Indonesia and Suva, Fiji. Underpinned by the emerging discipline of ‘planetary health’, RISE is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) which will measure the health and well-being of residents and the ecological diversity of the surrounding environment following introduction of location-specific green infrastructure that is co-designed with communities (see https://www.rise-program.org/ for information about the RISE program). RISE data collection commenced in 2018. This project will focus on analysis of the rich longitudinal data capture within the RISE RCT.