What we do

Water and habitat

Photo, Kenya, Rift Valley. Children drinking from the tap of an ICRC-installed standpipe.

Each year, armed conflict disrupts millions of lives. The ICRC’s water and habitat activities ensure access to water in conflict zones and create or maintain a sustainable living environment. Ultimately, this work reduces death and suffering due to habitat damage or disruption to water supplies. Read full overview.

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Reference documents

Water and habitat: ICRC activities

The ICRC is helping provide water and sanitation for over 20 million people in 48 countries affected by conflict, violence, or their after-effects.
Water and war: ICRC response

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Water, sanitation, hygiene and habitat in prisons

Expertise acquired by ICRC engineers regarding environmental engineering in prisons.
Water, sanitation, hygiene and habitat in prisons: supplementary guidance

A practical handbook covering the architecture, engineering, design and operation of prisons.

International Review of the Red Cross More articles

Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine

Pakistan’s superflood
A glimpse beneath the surface at a disaster that took time to build, then quickly grew to become one of Pakistan’s greatest calamities.
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Last update: 07-05-13