This document contains documentation to help UNHCR and WASH actors install emergency communal shower blocks (wood and plastic) in refugee settings. The package includes: Technical Drawings; Step by Step Construction Drawings; Bills of Quantity; Material and Workmanship Specifications; and Design Calculations.
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.
This document has been designed to help UNHCR and WASH actors assess WASH infrastructure for potential access from the individual perspective of each type of vulnerable user in particular persons with disabilities, women, children, and the elderly.
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.
Locations: Africa, Dadaab, East and Horn of Africa, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan and Chad Special Operational Region. Categories: WASH Guidelines, WASH Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, and WASH Policy Guidelines.
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).
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, Landfill Management, Malaria, Medical Waste Management, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Sewerage and Excreta Conveyance, Waste Recycling , Reuse and Reduction, Water Prospection and Investigation, Water Pumping, Water Safety Plans, Water Safety Plans, and Watery Diarrhoea.
This document provides a snapshot of WASH service provision in Azraq Refugee Camp undertaken on the 15th – 16th February 2015. The document document provides an overview of the conditions in 912 WASH blocks with a focus on structural integrity, safety, access, and cleanliness.
Locations: Jordan and Middle East. Organisations: REACH. DatabaseDocTypes: WASH Monitoring Reports. Categories: WASH Maps.
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: Boreholes, Boreholes, Bulk Water Treatment, Bulk Water Treatment, Bulk Water Treatment, Child Friendly Facilities, Child Friendly Facilities, Communal Toilets, Communal Toilets, Communal Toilets, Communal Toilets, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Disability, Disability, Disability, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Drainage, Drainage, Drainage, Drilling, Drilling, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Treatment, Excreta Treatment, Gender, Gender, Grey Water Disposal, Grey Water Disposal, Grey Water Disposal, Hand Dug Wells, Hand Dug Wells, Handpumps, Handpumps, Household Toilets, Household Toilets, Household Water Treatment, Household Water Treatment, Household Water Treatment, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Piped Water Networks, Piped Water Networks, Piped Water Networks, Protection, Protection, Protection, Rainwater Harvesting, Rainwater Harvesting, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, 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 Management, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, Water Storage, Water Storage, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Tankering, and Water Tankering. Languages: English, English, English, English, English, English, English, and English. Organisations: UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, and UNHCR. Categories: WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, and WASH Reference Documents.
