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This paper aims to understand the value of collaboration in a ‘state of emergency’ situation, featuring the case of the water, sanit
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are amongst the most crucial in humanitarian crises, although the impact of the
In this paper, we argue for including a full hygiene promotion intervention as an early part of emergency response.
A participatory assessment on disaster risk reduction (DRR) was undertaken in GAZA governorate in 2011, OXFAM being the lead agency
Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contamina
Changes in water quality of a sand aquifer on the east coast of Sri Lanka due to the 26 December 2004 tsunami and subsequent remedia
Kabul and Monrovia, the respective capitals of Afghanistan and Liberia, have recently emerged from long-lasting armed conflicts.
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe between 2008-2009 also came against a backdrop of water and sanitation infrastructure issues that r
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.