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Learning from Oxfam's Tiger Worm Toilets projects

The world is witnessing the highest levels of forced human displacement on record, leading to people being housed in urban centres and camps. Generally the sanitation needs of these people are initially met by external agencies.

Publication year: 2017    Reporting Agency: Oxfam    Author(s): Furlong_C., Lamb_J., Bastable_A.

Access to emergency sanitation for Pakistani women: a case study in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

This paper shares the experience of Action Against Hunger in Pakistan to look for solutions to help women address their individual needs for defecation and menstruation.

Publication year: 2015    Reporting Agency: Action Contre la Faim - ACF    Author(s): Ahmed_W., Miankhel_B., Kanaganathan_R., Villeminot_N.

Emergency toilets for the people affected by the Mount Sinabung eruptions

Mount Sinabung erupted in September 2013, causing the mass evacuation of more than 30,000 people. Evacuees were placed in public buildings such as churches, mosques, schools and universities, as well as tent camps.

Publication year: 2014    Reporting Agency: Bandung Institute of Technology    Author(s): Hasaya_H., Thye_Y., Effendi_A., Soewondo_P., Brdjanovic_D., Setiadi_T.

Note from the field: The Pakistan floods: Success of the household trench latrine

The construction of sufficient latrines for displaced people in rocky, high water-table areas can be a problem. This article describes how shallow trench latrines were trialled after the Pakistan floods, and these proved to be easy to construct and well accepted.

Publication year: 2012    Reporting Agency: Oxfam    Author(s): Singh_P.

Human waste management in first phase response, protecting groundwater and human health: case study from Haiyan 2013

This briefing paper presents a case study of a Peepoo implementation in first phase humanitarian response. The case is taken from the Philippines, post typhoon Haiyan in 2013 and aims to demonstrate a safe way of handling of human waste without risking the contamination of water.

Publication year: 2014    Reporting Agency: Peepoo    Author(s): Parsa_N., Berndtsson_M., Nee_M.

Shedding Light on Humanitarian Sanitation

Lighting should be provided for WASH facilities in Humanitarian contexts according to several standards. Evidence for this and the practical budget, operational and management responsibilities are less clear.

Publication year: 2018    Reporting Agency: Loughborough University    Author(s): Reed_B., Hastie_R., Vidal_J., Bastable_A., Akers_K., Fisher_J., Lafrenière_J.

The WASH approach: fighting waterborne diseases in emergency situations

Fecal-oral diseases can proliferate rapidly, sometimes to epidemic proportions, when people in crowded conditions lack clean water for hygiene and sanitation.

Publication year: 2015    Reporting Agency: Environmental Health Perspectives    Author(s): Nicole_W.

Sanitation practices and perceptions in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya: Comparing the status quo with a novel service-based approach

Globally, an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation. Unimproved sanitation increases the risk of morbidity and mortality, especially in protracted refugee situ- ations where sanitation is based on pit latrine use.

Publication year: 2017    Reporting Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC    Author(s): Nyoka_R., Foote_A., Woods_E., Lokey_H., O’Reilly_C., Magumba_F., Okello_P., Mintz_E., Marano_N., Morris_J.

Diarrhoeal disease outbreaks associated with sanitation provision failures in refugee camps worldwide: a literature review

The objective of this review is to identify sanitation failures that have contributed to the occurrence of diarrhoeal disease outbreaks among displaced populations living in camps.

Publication year: 2019    Reporting Agency: University of London    Author(s): Burnet_E., Rudge_J.

Social and feminist design in emergency contexts: the Women’s Social Architecture Project, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has led to the formation of huge camps, built on difficult terrain, short of space and with high population density.

Publication year: 2019    Reporting Agency: Oxfam    Author(s): Farrington_M.

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