Emergency & Disaster Relief

According to Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, in a disaster situation, the provision of safe water and sanitation solutions, and especially hygiene promotion, are vital to reduce the spread of epidemic diseases. Resources available in this sub-theme include case studies of disaster response, overviews of ongoing support to emergencies, and other resources related to WASH provision in disasters.

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Emergency & Disaster Relief Resources

Georgia - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Georgia (08-23-2008)

Published: 
August 23, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
This map shows the range of U.S. Government support to Georgia. The map includes information on those organizations working in each province, as well as which government agency is supporting each organization and the types of support being provided. This includes water, sanitation, and hygiene...Read more
Regional focus: 
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia

Georgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #10, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Published: 
August 23, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
Humanitarian organizations continues to report that overall priority needs include hygiene kits, water containers, blankets, mattresses, pillows, bed sheets, and cooking stoves.Read more
Regional focus: 
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia

Georgia - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Georgia (08-22-2008)

Published: 
August 22, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
This map shows the range of U.S. Government support to Georgia. The map includes information on those organizations working in each province, as well as which government agency is supporting each organization and the types of support being provided. This includes water, sanitation, and hygiene...Read more
Regional focus: 
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia

Georgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Published: 
August 22, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
On August 21, USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore and U.S. European Command (EUCOM) Commander General Bantz J. Craddock traveled to Tbilisi to view the situation and monitor USG humanitarian relief effort for populations affected by the recent conflict. During...Read more
Regional focus: 
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia

Georgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Published: 
August 21, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
Human rights organizations have cautioned that the presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from the recent armed conflict in Georgia poses a security risk to area residents. The Government of the Russian Federation (GoRF) reports that de-mining teams have cleared 738 UXOs in South Ossetia, Georgia...Read more
Regional focus: 
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia

Georgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Published: 
August 17, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
While the lack of humanitarian access has prevented efforts to determine the scale and precise needs of displaced and conflict-affected populations in South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and additional areas in western Georgia, the U.N Children's Fund (UNICEF) has released an initial appeal based on...Read more
Regional focus: 
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia

Georgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #2, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Published: 
August 15, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
Assessments by the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) in recent days note the need for water and sanitation interventions and hygiene supplies in areas receiving internally displaced persons (IDPs). As a result of significant damage in Tskhinvali town in South Ossetia, the Organization for...Read more
Regional focus: 
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia

Somalia - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia (08-13-2008)

Published: 
August 13, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
This one pager provides an overview of ongoing USG Humanitarian assistance to Somalia in August 2008.Read more
Regional focus: 
SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa

Somalia - Complex Emergency: Situation Report #8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Published: 
August 13, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
2.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Combined effects of consecutive seasons of failed or poor rainfall, continuing conflict, rising inflation, massive displacement, and diarrheal disease outbreaks have severely exacerbated food security situation and resulted in an increase...Read more
Regional focus: 
SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa

Ethiopia - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Ethiopia (08-06-2008)

Published: 
August 6, 2008
U.S. Agency for International Development
This map shows the range of U.S. Government support to Ethiopia. The map includes information on those organizations working in each province, as well as which government agency is supporting each organization and the types of support being provided. This includes water, sanitation, and hygiene...Read more
Regional focus: 
EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa

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