Managing Water Supply and Sanitation in Emergencies


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This book is based on a public-health approach to the provision of water and sanitation in emergencies: an approach that is information-based and people-based. It emphasizes the need for a coordinated and phased response, which adapts to meet constantly changing needs.




Health in Humanitarian Emergencies


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A comprehensive, best practices resource for public health and healthcare practitioners and students interested in humanitarian emergencies.







Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Humanitarian Contexts


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The approach of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Humanitarian Contexts is straightforward and practical, with little theory - the focus being on improving professional practice in the midst of humanitarian suffering; written for those whose everyday work involves humanitarian response to WASH needs in emergencies and disasters.




Emergency Sanitation


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Includes statistics.







Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters


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Aimed at practitioners, policymakers and researchers, this volume distills knowledge of environmental health during an emergency or disaster. It draws on results from the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and experience with sustainable development between the two Earth Summits.







Security and Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities


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Water and wastewater utility managers will find expert guidance on all issues regarding security and emergency preparedness and response in this book. The terrorist attacks on the US of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, brought heightened concern over the security and emergency preparedness of America's water supply infrastructure--concerns which remain high to this day.




Before Disaster Strikes


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