GWC (2009) WASH Cluster Coordination Handbook

The WASH Cluster Coordination Handbook aims to assist in achieving effective coordination among WASH Cluster actors and contribute to the overall Global WASH Cluster goal of improving the predictability, timeliness, and effectiveness of a comprehensive WASH response to humanitarian crises. Developed primarily to support the role of the WASH Cluster Coordinator (WCC), the content builds on information provided during the WASH Cluster Coordinator training. However, […]

UNICEF (2013) Cholera Toolkit

Cholera is on the rise with an estimated 1.4 billion people at risk in endemic countries and an estimated 3 million to 5 million cases and 100,000-120,000 deaths per year worldwide. In many endemic countries, children under 5 account for more than half of the global incidence and deaths. Cholera has remained endemic in some Asian countries for centuries, has become endemic in an increasing […]

Gutiérrez J.P., van Halem, D. & Rietveld, L. (2017) Riverbank Filtration for the Treatment of Highly Turbid Colombian Rivers

The poor quality of many Colombian surface waters forces us to seek alternative, sustainable treatment solutions with the ability to manage peak pollution events and to guarantee the uninterrupted provision of safe drinking water to the population. This review assesses the potential of using riverbank filtration (RBF) for the highly turbid and contaminated waters in Colombia, emphasizing water quality improvement and the influence of clogging […]

UNICEF (2018) The Case for Investment in Accessible and Inclusive WASH

Globally, more than a billion people, including up to 10 per cent of all children, are estimated to have a disability. More than 110 million persons with disabilities may be at risk of having poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities. Access to WASH provides direct benefits to health, social inclusion and dignity, and is fundamental to achieve human rights and development goals. […]

UNICEF (2017) Guidance - Including children with disabilities in humanitarian action

The purpose of Including Children with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action is to strengthen the inclusion of children and women with disabilities and their families in emergency preparedness, response and early recovery, and recovery and reconstruction. This series of booklets provides insight into the situation of children with disabilities in humanitarian contexts, highlight the ways in which they are excluded from humanitarian action, and offers practical […]

GTZ (2009) Case Study: Water Kiosks How the combination of low-cost technology, pro-poor financing and regulation leads to the scaling up of water supply service provision to the poor

n order to achieve the MDGs for water supply in Zambia, an additional 2.85 million residents of low-income areas need to gain access to safe and reliable water. During the national stakeholder consultation process that followed the MDG process, the Zambian government and cooperation partners emphasised that, in order to reach this goal, about one million more people should be served by mid-2011.Water Kiosks, where […]

GTFCC (2017) Ending Cholera A Global Roadmap to 2030

Ending Cholera—A Global Roadmap to 2030 operationalises the new global strategy for cholera control at the country level and provides a concrete path toward a world in which cholera is no longer a threat to public health. By implementing the strategy between now and 2030, the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) partners will support countries to reduce cholera deaths by 90 percent. With […]

Godfrey, S. & Reed, B. (2013) Cleaning hand-dug wells Technical Notes on Drinking-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies

Flooding, earthquakes, civil unrest and other natural and man-made disasters often cause damage to hand-dug wells. This technical note sets out the actions needed to repair and rehabilitate a hand-dug well so that it can be returned to its former condition. The emergency repair and rehabilitation measures proposed are temporary and should be followed by measures for permanent rehabilitation.

Godfrey, S. & Reed, B. (2013) Cleaning and Disinfecting Water Storage Tanks and Tankers Technical Notes on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies

In an emergency situation, it is often necessary to quickly provide a basic water supply for the affected population. This may be because the normal systems of supply have been damaged or destroyed. The most common, immediate solution is to hire vehicles and tanks that have been used for other purposes or to retrieve collapsible tanks from an emergency store. In either case, they must […]

Global WASH Cluster (2016) Guidance on Market Based Programming for Humanitarian WASH Practitioners

WASH markets are likely to be affected by a crisis. It can create disruption of both supply of and access to WASH-related goods and services. Both need to be considered and addressed by humanitarian responses to people’s needs. But if humanitarian agencies do not consider markets, interventions can accidentally harm these markets and the whole population depending on them. In the case of weak or […]

German Federal Foreign Office (2015) German Humanitarian WASH Strategy

Zugang zu sauberem Trinkwasser und eine hygienische Abwasserentsorgung gehören zu den Menschenrechten und den menschlichen Grundbedürfnissen, die in humanitären Notsituationen gewährleistet werden müssen. Fehlende Abwasserentsorgung und mangelnde Hygiene stellen gerade für ohnehin vulnerable Gruppen ein erhebliches gesundheitliches Risiko dar. Humanitäre Maßnahmen im Bereich Wasser-, Sanitärversorgung und Hygiene (WASH) tragen dazu bei Leben zu retten und von Krisen und Katastrophen Betroffenen ein Überleben in Würde zu […]

Gensch, R., Hansen, R., Ihme, M. (2014) Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development in the WASH Sector

Humanitarian assistance and development cooperation in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector – although very diferent in nature – are inextricably linked. WASH relief eforts are usually not self-contained, stand-alone interventions and relief actors inevitably need to consider longer-term local development issues and transition elements to allow for a successful hand-over afer the relief phase to local governments or other development actors as part […]

Gadgil et al. (1997) Field-testing UV disinfection of drinking water 23rd WEDC Conference. Water and Sanitation for all

As of 1994, more than 1 billion people in the world still lacked access to safe drinking water (WHO/WSSCC/ UNICEF, 1996). The problem of unsafe drinking water is recognized to be not an isolated technical problem, but interrelated to the problems of adequate water supply, community education in public hygiene, access to sanitation, and effective and safe disposal of human and animal wastes (USAID, 1990). […]

Foster, T., McSorley, B (2016) An Evaluation of the BluePump in Kenya and The Gambia

This report presents the results of an evaluation of the Fairwater BluePump, an emerging rural water supply technology in sub-Saharan Africa. Claims about the BluePump’s durability and minimal maintenance requirements have provoked significant interest within the rural water sector. This evaluation set out to assess the suitability of the BluePump as a rural water supply technology, taking into account its operational performance, the experiences of […]

Värri, L. (2020) Yleisökuivakäymälöiden jätehuollon kehittäminen luonnon virkistyskäyttöaluei (in Finnish) - Development of public dry toilet waste management in recreational wilderness areas, Case: Metsähallitus

Dry toilets are one of the basic services provided for visitors in recreational wilderness areas. Operational environment for toilet waste management in these areas is challenging. At the same time the growing number of visitors in recreational areas is increasing the stress and loading on service infrastructure etc. toilets. The objective of this study was to recognize the major challenges in toilet waste management in […]

Fewster, E. (2010) Resilient WASH Systems in Drought Prone Areas CARE Nederland

There are uncertainties with projected impacts of climate change, but reliability of projection depends on the area. For some regions projections of future precipitation change are more robust, while outside of these areas the predictions vary between models. Predictions also become less consistent between models as scale ecreases. One robust finding is that there will be changes in the seasonality of river flows in […]

Feenstra, L., van Erkel, J., Vasak, L. (2007) Arsenic in groundwater Overview and evaluation of removal methods

In this report information is given about methods for the removal of arsenic from groundwater. The methods can be used by domestic well owners and communal water suppliers.

Fawell, J. et al. (2006) Fluoride in Drinking-water

Erpf, K., Gomme, J. (2005) Mission Report on the Evaluation of Rapid Well Jetting and the Canzee Handpump Programme of MEDAIR in the Regions of Maroantsetra and Manantenina

The evaluation reviewed the MEDAIR project in rural areas around Maroantsetra. Shallow boreholes were drilled using a technique of rapid well jetting. Canzee pumps were installed and users were trained in maintenance.

Erpf, K (2007) Installation and Maintenance Manual for the Afridev Handpump

This manual has been prepared to cover installation and maintenance aspects of the Afridev Handpump. This document results from several years of work carried out by Water & Sanitation Program (WSP) in partnership with SKAT – RWSN (former HTN), NGO’s, handpump field workers and the private sector in several countries. The experience gained in recent years has been incorporated into this Specification. This Manual is […]