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This paper examines the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus in a humanitarian context, with a specific focus on water, sanitation and hygi
Of the two billion people worldwide lacking access to at least basic sanitation, seven out of ten live in rural areas (JMP 2019).
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The key weaknesses identified in water infrastructure systems in urban and peri-urban areas in FCAS are:
The most important information concerning WASH and the COVID-19 virus is summarized here.
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic entered Liberia through Lofa County in February 2014 and spread to two heal
Solid waste and faecal sludge management in situations of rapid mass displacement are important to public health an
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.