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WASH Winterization Technical Brief (UNHCR, 2015)

WASH Winterization

This technical brief is intended to provide guidance for UNHCR staff and Partners involved in winterization of WASH facilities in the current European refugee and migrant situation.

Hepatitis E Response in Refugee Settings (UNHCR, 2015)

Hepatitis E Response in Refugee Settings (UNHCR)

This brief is intended to highlight key elements of an effective response to an outbreak of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in refugee setting. It focuses on specific response actions, including the review of common risks associated with health, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). The overall implementation of response actions and mode of operation should be context specific, as highlighted by the examples given from Dadaab (Ifo) Kenya and South Sudan.

F-90/2015a UNHCR WASH Assessment Primer Questions (UNHCR, 2015)

WASH Assessment Primer Questions (UNHCR, 2015)

These WASH related primer questions have been designed to assist UNHCR and WASH actors collect data from key informants and focus groups during WASH assessments. The list of questions is not exhaustive and is merely intended as a conversation primer (aide memoire).

D-41/2015a Emergency Trench Latrine (Wood and Plastic) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2015)

Emergency Trench Latrine Design and BoQs (UNHCR, 2015) v3

This document contains documentation to help UNHCR and WASH actors install emergency trench latrines in refugee settings. The package includes: Technical Drawings; Step by Step Construction Drawings; Bills of Quantity; Material and Workmanship Specifications; and Design Calculations.

F-91/2015a UNHCR Excreta Management Assessment Tool (UNHCR, 2015)

Excreta Management Assessment Tool (UNHCR, 2015)

This assessment tool has been designed to assist UNHCR and WASH actors collect data on excreta management during a needs assessment. The main purpose of this tool is to identify problems related to excreta management and identify actions to bring conditions to UNHCR standards.

F-40/2015a Toilet Infrastructure Sanitary Survey Form (UNHCR, 2015)

Toilet Infrastructure Sanitary Survey Form (UNHCR, 2015)

This sanitary survey form can be used to monitor and evaluate the condition of communal and public toilet blocks in a refugee setting. The main purpose of this tool is to rapidly identify public health and protection related risks. The tool can also be used in the medium term to monitor trends in the condition of toilet infrastructure.