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The world is witnessing the highest levels of forced human displacement on record, leading to people being housed in urban centres a
As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
The construction of sufficient latrines for displaced people in rocky, high water-table areas can be a problem.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
Safe excreta disposal is a top priority in an emergency, but one that takes time and extensive resources to implement.