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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.

D-31/2015a Post Emergency Tapstand Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2015)

D31 Post Emergency Tapstandv2

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

D-30/2015a Emergency Tapstand (Wooden Pallets) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2015)

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This document contains documentation to help UNHCR and WASH actors install emergency tapstands (wooden pallet) in refugee settings. The package includes: Technical Drawings and Step by Step Construction Drawings.

D-36/2015a Emergency Raised Water Platform (Sandbags) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2015)

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This document contains materials to help UNHCR and WASH actors construct emergency raised water platforms (sandbags) in refugee settings. The package includes: Technical Drawings; Step by Step Construction Drawings; Bills of Quantity; Material and Workmanship Specifications; and Design Calculations.

D-37/2015a Emergency Raised Water Platform (Concrete Rings) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2015)

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This document contains materials to help UNHCR and WASH actors construct emergency raised water platforms in refugee settings. The package includes: Technical Drawings; Step by Step Construction Drawings; Bills of Quantity; Material and Workmanship Specifications; and Design Calculations.

Emergency Water Sources (WEDC, 1997)

Emergency Water Sources (WEDC)

These guidelines have been designed to help those involved in the assessment of emergency water sources to collect relevant information in a systematic way, to use this information to select a source or sources and to determine the appropriate level of treatment required to make the water suitable for drinking.

Sphere Minimum Standards and Indicators for Humanitarian Response (SPHERE, 2011)

Sphere Minimum Standards and Indicators for Humanitarian Response  (SPHERE, 2011)

The Sphere Handbook is one of the most widely known and internationally recognized sets of common principles and universal minimum standards for the delivery of quality humanitarian response.

UNHCR WASH Manual – Preliminary Version (UNHCR, 2015)

UNHCR-WASH-Manual-2015

The UNHCR WASH Manual is a comprehensive and authoritative reference document for WASH interventions in refugee settings, built upon the experience of UNHCR and WASH organisations.