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These four-page illustrated notes have been prepared to assist those working immediately or shortly after an emergency to plan appropriate responses to the urgent and medium-term water and sanitation needs of affected populations.

The notes are relevant to a wide range or emergency situations, including both natural and conflict-induced disasters. They are suitable for field technicians, engineers and hygiene promotors, as well as staff from agency headquarters.

 

Topics:

• Cleaning wells after seawater flooding
• Cleaning and disinfecting wells
• Cleaning and disinfecting boreholes
• Cleaning and disinfecting water storage tanks
• Rehabilitating small-scale water distribution systems
• Emergency treatment of drinking water at point-of-use
• Rehabilitating water treatment works after an emergency
• Solid waste management in emergencies
• Disposal of dead bodies in emergency conditions
• Minimum water quantity
• Essential hygiene messages
• How to measure chlorine residual
• Delivering safe water by tanker
• Emergency sanitation - planning
• Emergency sanitation - technical options