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The world is witnessing the highest levels of forced human displacement on record, leading to people being housed in urban centres a
This paper considers the damage to household toilets in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake through the lens of good performa
The aims of this study are to identify sanitation options for infants and young children less than five years old (IYCU5) in emergen
Cholera remains a significant threat to global public health with an estimated 100,000 deaths per year.
Appropriate and adequate sanitation solutions are crucial for the protection of human and environmental health in emergencies.
This briefing paper presents a case study of a Peepoo implementation in first phase humanitarian response.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that improving water, sanitation and hygiene could prevent at least 9.1% of the global
As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
Point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT), such as boiling or chlorine disinfection, has long been recommended in emergencies.
The construction of sufficient latrines for displaced people in rocky, high water-table areas can be a problem.