This form can be used to assess the refugee landfill site for public health and environmental sanitary risk factors.
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F-501/2015a UNHCR Landfill Sanitary Survey Form (UNHCR, 2015)
F-500/2015a UNHCR Solid Waste Composition Assessment Template (UNHCR, 2015)
UNHCR field staff and their partners should conduct a waste composition assessment to assess the types of waste being produced and their and rates of production. Ideally the assessment should be carried out within the first three months of a displacement emergency and then at least once a year. Waste management short, medium and long term strategies for each waste stream should be revaluated and reorganised according to the findings of this assessment.
UNHCR WASH Guidelines on Camps Closure (UNHCR, 2015)
This brief is intended to highlight key WASH elements for camps closure. It focuses on specific actions, including the highlights of public health risks associated with health, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) when dealing with decommissioning of WASH infrastructures. The overall closure implementation actions and modus operandi should be context specific and properly planned in coordination with key stakeholders.
- Tags: Camp Closure, Environment, and Environment. Categories: WASH Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, and WASH Policy Guidelines.
F-900/2015a UNHCR 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).
- Tags: WASH Strategy Development and WASH Strategy Development. Categories: WASH Blank Forms, WASH Blank Forms, WASH Blank Forms, WASH Emergency Guidelines, and WASH Emergency Tools.
UNHCR WASH Manual – Preliminary Version (UNHCR, 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.
- Tags: Bloody Diarrhoea, Communicable Disease Control, Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Desludging and Excreta Transportation, Excreta / Urine ReUse, Excreta Composting, Hygiene Behaviour Change, Malaria, Menstruation Hygiene Management, Public Health, Public Health, Sewerage and Excreta Conveyance, Water Prospection and Investigation, Water Pumping, Water Safety Plans, and Watery Diarrhoea.
Handbook for Emergencies – Third Edition (UNHCR, 2007)
The UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies is a comprehensive and authoritative reference document for refugee settings, built upon the experience of UNHCR and partner organisations.
- Tags: Bathing Facilities, Bathing Facilities, Boreholes, Boreholes, Bulk Water Treatment, Bulk Water Treatment, Child Friendly Facilities, Child Friendly Facilities, Communal Toilets, Communal Toilets, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Disability, Disability, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Drainage, Drainage, Drilling, Drilling, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Treatment, Excreta Treatment, Gender, Gender, Grey Water Disposal, Grey Water Disposal, Hand Dug Wells, Hand Dug Wells, Handpumps, Handpumps, Handwashing with Soap, Handwashing with Soap, Household Toilets, Household Toilets, Household Water Treatment, Household Water Treatment, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Laundering Facilities, Laundering Facilities, Piped Water Networks, Piped Water Networks, Protection, Protection, Protection, Rainwater Harvesting, Rainwater Harvesting, Spring Protection, Spring Protection, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Programme Health and Safety, WASH Programme Health and Safety, WASH Programme Health and Safety, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, Water Storage, Water Storage, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Tankering, and Water Tankering. Languages: English, English, English, English, English, and English. Organisations: UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, and UNHCR. Categories: WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, and WASH Reference Documents.