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

Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Program: Baseline Assessment Report

Published: 
March 1, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
The baseline assessment for this project was conducted in February 2014 using qualitative (focus group discussions and key informant interviews) and quantitative (household survey) methods. There were a total of 126 respondents interviewed from each of the 17 program area barangays in Tacloban...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Somalia Livelihoods Support (Solis I and II)

Published: 
February 28, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Somalia Livelihoods Support (SOLIS) project was implemented in two phases of 12 and 17 months respectively, ending in November 2012. It started during the end of the rainy season in 2010, continued through the drought and subsequent famine of 2011 (the worst drought to hit Somalia in 60 years)...Read more
Regional focus: 
SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa

Emergency Assistance to Storm-Affected Populations in Central Luzon: Final Results Report

Published: 
January 1, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Emergency Assistance to Storm-Affected Populations in Central Luzon project was conceptualized based on the assessment made by Plan Philippines' 'Go Team' of basic humanitarian needs of families affected by Tropical Storm Maring, which hit the Philippines on August 18, 2013...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Targeted Shelter, Livelihood and WASH Assistance in the Resettlement Areas of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Published: 
September 20, 2012
Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
Our goal is to provide safe and dignified shelter and/or realizable income generating opportunities by filling current gaps in shelter, livelihood and WASH support for highly vulnerable families in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Haiti - Hosting Support: an Overlooked Humanitarian Shelter, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012

Published: 
February 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
Hosting support following disasters has been an effective method of providing emergency resources to citizens in the example countries of Pakistan and Haiti. This method also provide water, sanitation and hygiene resources to effected citizens.Read more
Regional focus: 
HaitiLatin America and the Caribbean

Report on Mobile Emergency Water Treatment and Disinfection Units

Published: 
July 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
A report on the mobile emergency water treatment and disinfection units deployed by USAID.Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Drought, Rural Water Supply and Emergency Needs in Botswana

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the needs of Botswana and USAID's reaction to drought, rural water supply and emergency needs.Read more
Regional focus: 
BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa

Helping Ghana Search for Water

Published: 
September 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a four-week WASH consultancy to Ghana beginning in July 1984. It was made at the request of the AID Ghana mission and AID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to address the critical shortage of drinking water in many parts...Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

Water and Wastewater Sector Strategy Paper

U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper constitutes a first look at the options available to AID in its relationship with the Government of Egypt and in the management of an unprecedented program in wastewater in Cairo, Alexandria and the Canal Cities.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Environmental justice and drinking water quality: are there socioeconomic disparities in nitrate levels in U.S. drinking water?

Published: 
July 13, 2021
Low-income and minority communities often face disproportionately high pollutant exposures. The lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, has sparked concern about broader socioeconomic disparities in exposures to drinking water contaminants. Nitrate is commonly found in drinking water, especially in...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

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