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The key weaknesses identified in water infrastructure systems in urban and peri-urban areas in FCAS are:
Handwashing with soap is widely recognized as a key strategy for reducing the transmission of disease, particularly in emergency con
The current Sphere guideline for water chlorination in humanitarian emergencies fails to reliably ensure household water safety in r
Background. Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diar- rhoea.
MSF has intervened recently in several contexts where large-scale surface water treatment has been a significant feature of the WatS
About a million Rohingyas have fled due to the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and sought refuge in Bangladesh.
UNHCR estimates that the average time spent by a refugee in a camp is 10 years, while the average refugee camp remains for 26 years.
Supplying safe drinking water in humanitarian emergencies is critical, and source water chlorination is a commonly implemented inter