Water, Sanitation, Hygiene

According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources

Sudan - Complex Emergency Situation Report #8

Publication date:
May 4, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
A steady decline in the operational environment in Darfur has characterized the first quarter of 2009, according to U.N. reports. The U.N. noted that intense military confrontations resulting in the displacement of more than 42,000 people from South Darfur to North Darfur, followed by the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sudan
Latin America and the Caribbean

City of Tucson Development Standard No. 10-03.0 Commercial Water Harvesting

Publication date:
April 27, 2009
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Harvesting rainwater is a useful strategy for providing supplemental irrigation water to commercial landscapes, making more efficient use of the desert's most limited resource--water. The City of Tucson Mayor and Council adopted the Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Ordinance on October 14, 2008...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

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