In many conflicts around the world, more children die from diseases linked to unsafe water than from direct violence. UNICEF is releasing Water Under Fire volume 3, a report that highlights the issues children face in accessing water in times of war.
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Water Under Fire (Vol 3)
Water Under Fire (Vol 2)
This second volume of the Water Under Fire report series is dedicated to the WASH sector’s capacity to deliver a predictable, quality humanitarian WASH response, and provides a change agenda and road map towards strengthening this capacity.
Water Supply in Protracted Humanitarian Crisis (OXFAM, UNHCR, 2020)
This paper looks in more detail at the concept of sustainability of water supply in protracted crisis and sets out a number of factors that should be considered if better service delivery arrangements are to be achieved.
- Organisations: OXFAM GB.
WASH in the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (UNHCR, 2019)
This document describes the objectives and underlying principles of WASH programming in the UNHCR Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework, including steps to be taken, and the role of UNHCR. Guidance is provided for all phases of the relief cycle from preparedness to long-term inclusion.
The Cost of Water Project
The Cost of Water Project supports the effective planning and sustainable management of water supply systems in refugee camps and settlements. Launched in 2014 by the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Unit in DPSM’s Public Health Section in partnership with the International Water and Sanitation Centre, the project measures the overall costs of providing effective water systems in a variety of refugee hosting contexts to create a flexible decision-making tool specific to refugee situations.
- Organisations: Aguaconsult and IRC (International Water and Sanitation Centre).
WASH Country Strategy / Operational Plans Template (UNHCR, 2020)
Where required, UNHCR and WASH actors should work together to develop a country level refugee WASH strategy document that clearly describes the refugee context and the baseline WASH situation, along with short, medium and long-term strategies for each of the WASH sub-sectors. This template can be used to help produce a short and concise Country level WASH Strategy. It includes a phased approach, HR requirements and site-level Operational Plans.
WASH Nutrition
A practical guidebook on increasing nutritional impact through integration of WASH and Nutrition programmes. It is meant for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts.
- Tags: Excreta Management, Hygiene Promotion, Water Supply, and Water Supply. Locations: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, Middle East, and South-West Asia. Organisations: ACF, UNICEF, UNICEF, and UNICEF.
UNHCR WASH MANUAL: Programme Guidance
The UNHCR WASH Manual: Programme Guidance, provides practical guidance for WASH programmes in refugee settings.
- Tags: Camp Closure, camp management, Child Friendly Facilities, Child Friendly Facilities, Cold Climates, Disability, Environment, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Protection, Protection, Protection, Value for Money, Value for Money, Value for Money, WASH Programme Health and Safety, WASH Programme Health and Safety, and WASH Reporting. Categories: WASH Manual.
OG804/2016a Cash Based Interventions for WASH Programmes in Refugee Settings (UNHCR, 2016)
This report is based on a desk-based review of secondary data, comprising published material as well as grey literature, supplemented with key informant interviews for programmes that lacked documentation. Section One summarises the current use of CBI in WASH programming. Section Two summarises the best practices and lessons learned including challenges faced, drawing on evidence from the project examples found. Section Three provides recommendations and best practice guidance for use of CBI in refugee settings. Section Four details existing tools and guidance.
- Tags: Capacity Building, Capacity Building, Capacity Building, CASH Interventions, CASH Interventions, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, and WASH Assessments. Languages: French and French. Categories: WASH Guidelines, WASH Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, and WASH Research Documents.
F-105/2015a Site Level Refugee WASH Operational Plan Template (UNHCR, 2015)
This template can be used to help UNHCR and WASH actors establish a simple WASH operational plan (WHO will do WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and HOW and WHO will PAY and WHO will MONITOR). This template can be used in addition to the site level WASH Strategy Template.
- Tags: Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, and WASH Programme Management. Languages: English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, and English. Organisations: UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, and UNHCR. Categories: WASH Blank Forms, 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.