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This programme guide is intended to support humanitarian staff primarily working in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector
Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity.
Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for nearly 30% of deaths among children displaced by humanitarian emergencies.
The devastating earthquake of 2005 severely damaged over 4000 water and sanitation schemes in northern Pakistan.
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