Panama: Rain water is safe water
… of life. One thing that's lacking is safe water, and this has a direct impact on health. … CC BY-NC-ND/ ICRC / J. Braun To provide safer water, the ICRC set up rainwater catchment systems in Alto Tuira …
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ICRC's statement at Habitat III
… Plenary statement by the ICRC at Habitat III, given by Hugo Slim, head of … homes destroyed, their loved ones dead, their water, health and electricity services … help of many States present here today, UN Habitat and the various stakeholders of the …
Armed violence and the new urban agenda: Recommendations for Habitat III
… that the consultation process leading up to Habitat III was analytically rigorous, … for example, we are maintaining essential water, waste-management and energy … infrastructure and services like electricity, water, sewerage, waste disposal and health …
Philippines: ICRC and Marawi City Water District improve delivery of water supply for residents of Marawi
… She has been working for the Marawi City Water District (MCWD) as a cashier for many … tinged with emotion. Leopoldo Quiniquiz, a water and habitat engineer for the International …
Haiti: water for Cité Soleil
… © ICRC / G. Guidotti There was no mains water, and no sewerage. This piece of waste ground was flooded with stagnant rainwater, as the drainage system had stopped … of working in the area, meant that the water supply system was in a very dilapidated …
Philippines: Clean water for vulnerable communities in Pikit
… roads to the town plaza to get potable water. Others relied on dug wells for water, but not for drinking as this water was … access," explained Marco Albertini, water and habitat coordinator of the ICRC in the …
South Sudan: No life without water
… to the crisis, is improving access to water and sanitation for those communities and … residents can improve their access to clean water. In this short video, an ICRC water … ICRC's lead in South Sudan for water and habitat activities. In its response to the …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Water pressure
… town of Beni. But as the population grows, water is becoming scarce. Since 2014, the … houses made of earth or wooden planks. Water and sexual violence In such conditions, getting enough water to meet everyone's needs is a real …
Lebanon: Meeting the need for water
… of the Red Cross (ICRC) will inaugurate three water projects in the Bekaa valley, in eastern … carried out in cooperation with the Bekaa Water Establishment (BWE). "The conflict in … strain," said Jorge Solana, an ICRC water-and-habitat engineer in Zahle. "Which is why we …
Communities celebrate clean water in Ethiopia
… A lack of running water was a daily reality for thousands of … struggled every day for a single bucket of water. That is, until the International … of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided clean water through a solar-powered water system …
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