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

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

Report of the First Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Human Resources Development

Published: 
March 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Report from the first meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Human Resources Development held at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 11-12 1982.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

What Can Communities Do About Lead in Drinking Water?

Published: 
July 13, 2021
An estimated 6 million leaded service lines(link is external) deliver drinking water to households across the United States, and when these lines leach lead into drinking water, it poses a serious public health problem. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, states and cities are working to issue...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

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

Making the Invisible Visible: Results of a Community-Led Health Survey Following PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water in Merrimack, New Hampshire

Published: 
July 13, 2021
In March 2016, citizens of Merrimack, New Hampshire, learned that their public water supply was contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). A subsequent state-led investigation revealed widespread contamination of both public and private well water with PFOA and several related chemicals,...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

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