Water and Sanitation in Emergencies

Author(s)
Chalinder, A.
Publication language
English
Pages
126pp
Date published
01 Jun 1994
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Coordination, Environment & climate, Needs assessment, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Organisations
ODI
The objective of this review is to provide a short, accessible overview of what may
be considered `good practice' in the field of emergency water and sanitation. It is
aimed primarily at NGO field staff who are not specialists in water and sanitation
but who may, in the context of some future emergency operation, be involved in
decisions about water and sanitation activities.
 
The review is not therefore intended to be a technical manual. Such manuals are
available and easily obtainable. However their language and technical
emphasis make it difficult for non-specialist personnel to use them effectively to
`read into' the subject. It is assumed that readers who require more detailed
technical information will make use of such manuals. To increase its accessibility
to non-specialists this review incorporates the following features: the use of
technical language has been minimised; points are supported where possible by
actual examples drawn from recent relief programmes; and `good practice' is
considered in relation to seven scenarios which have been selected to represent the
range of situations likely to be faced by relief agency personnel.