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Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Providing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) to emergency-affected populations is necessary for dignity and
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.
Market based programming is increasingly heralded as having a critical place in the future of humanitarian programmi
In order to ensure maximum consumer benefits (e.g.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) response in urban contexts has been identified by the Global WASH Learning Project as a priorit
Emergency water treatment approaches relying on coagulation vary from centralised modular and portable ‘‘kits’’ to ‘‘