In any humanitarian crisis, communities need access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene.
Water-borne diseases are major killers in disasters and complex emergencies. They can occur where large populations are displaced, or where local infrastructure has been destroyed by a natural hazard or conflict.
This course will introduce you to the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in emergencies, and is designed for those who want to benefit from industry-leading WASH engineering practice.
This course provides an in-depth knowledge of public health engineering and environmental health in emergencies, the practical application of internationally recognised standards and best practice approaches to the delivery of emergency water, sanitation and hygiene responses, and the basics of WASH cluster coordination.
Learning Objectives:
- The links between water, sanitation and health, and the threats posed by environmental diseases
- Effective hygiene promotion in a crisis context
- The complexity of delivering safe water and sanitation in an emergency
- The standard equipment used in the field for emergency WASH response
- Planning and coordinating WASH responses in emergencies