Water
Sanitation
Hygiene and Health
Wash Approaches
Oxfam emergency water programmes should select the most appropriate approaches to ensure access to and use of safe, sufficient water to affected communities for…
For design of boreholes / wells in emergencies. Gives details of:
This learning companion aims to support Oxfam staff to implement community-based water resource management (CBWRM). CBWRM is most appropriate for field programmes in dryland…
Springs Springs occur where water from an underground aquifer flows out of the ground to the surface. The spring can occur where the water…
Rainwater Harvesting for Emergency Water Supply Introduction Harvesting rainwater as sole or as alternative source of water supply both for domestic and agricultural use…
Hand dug wells Hand dug wells can come in many forms, from simple holes in the ground with limited protection, to covered wells with…
The following manual covers the well auger survey, well digging, dewatering and desludging kits. These are available from the Supply Centre.
