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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
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.
Fragility has become the reality in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Dispensers are a source-based water quality intervention with promising uptake results in development contexts.
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice