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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
The Zimbabwean government and a number of organisations responded in various ways to the devastation done by Cyclone Idai, which occ
Of the two billion people worldwide lacking access to at least basic sanitation, seven out of ten live in rural areas (JMP 2019).
With humanitarian emergencies occurring at increasing rates and affecting a growing number of people, evidence-based strategies and
Where large groups of people are displaced either by conflict or by natural disaster and they are likely to stay in a location for p
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are often predisposed to infectious diseases because of the temporary nature of their abode whic
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
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
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.