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Water chlorination is widely used in emergency responses to reduce diarrheal diseases, although communities with no prior exposure t
Currently, the emergence of a novel human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has become a global health concern causing severe respiratory tra
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Legal principles and moral obligations that guarantee the basic needs of people living in humanitarian crisis situations (HCSs) pred
This paper aims to understand the value of collaboration in a ‘state of emergency’ situation, featuring the case of the water, sanit
An immediate need and vital resource, potable water becomes critical in the aftermath of a disaster; affected communities cannot rec
Changes in water quality of a sand aquifer on the east coast of Sri Lanka due to the 26 December 2004 tsunami and subsequent remedia
This paper describes the potential of ecological sanitation (ecosan), and in particular of urine-diversion dehydrating (UDD) toilets
After emergency situations, aid agencies tend to implement sanitation systems that exhibit good principles for managing human excret