Solid Waste & Drainage

Appropriate and adequate surface water management is essential to humanitarian response and to preventing the spread of diseases. Similarly. solid waste management is important to mitigate public health and environmental risks.

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Surface Water Management in Humanitarian Contexts

Technical Brief

Low Cost Drainage for Emergencies

Purpose of drainage In turn effective drainage can prolong the life of simple structures, reduce breeding grounds for mosquitoes and reduce the build up…

Technical Brief

Domestic and Refugee Camp Waste Management

Waste Management in Natural and Man-made Disasters This technical briefing note deals with the handling and disposal of solid waste from refugee camps and…

Technical Brief

Hazardous Waste

What are Hazardous wastes? Hazardous wastes are likely to include asbestos, batteries, gas canisters, hospital wastes, industrial wastes, oils, chemical wastes, pesticides, fungicides, etc.…

Technical Brief

Large Scale Environmental Clean Up Campaigns

Background Earthquakes, Tsunamis, major hurricanes and large-scale flooding can create large quantities waste, of building debris, rubble, sediments, organic waste and possibly even toxic…

Technical Brief

Composting of Organic Materials and Recycling

Introduction Recycling and composting are waste management options, which should be considered as part of an overall waste management solution. However, during the early…

Minimum Requirements

Solid Waste Management

Poor waste management practices cause serious health risks by creating potential vector breeding grounds, contaminating water sources and creating feeding risks to livestock. The…