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Water and sanitation course: From emergency towards development.

… to plan, implement and monitor emergency water and sanitation programmes, and will help … of the University of Neuchâtel and the Water and Habitat Unit of the ICRC. Course dates 22-29 …

Event

Ethiopia: Better access to clean water in Tigray

… Scarcity of water is commonplace in northern Ethiopia. … However, a better access to clean and safe water will no longer be a problem for 6000 … a long queue and travel faraway for drinking water. The residents of Miglabferes – …

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Ethiopia: ICRC restores access to clean water services

… The ICRC is engaged in the construction of a water supply project aimed at helping people … Gumuz region to get access to clean water services. The project involves … and its environs  Zerihun Legesse, water and habitat engineer at the ICRC      An …

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Burkina Faso: When water scarcity meets conflict

… Wendgouda Priva Kabré, head of the ICRC's water and habitat activities in Burkina Faso, explains … caught between armed violence and a deadly water shortage. Pastures are disappearing …

Law and policy topic

Joëlle in Burundi has drinking water at last

… used to fall ill regularly because of their water, which they fetched from the river … close to their home. The nearest clean water source was simply too far away. But in 2017, the ICRC expanded a water distribution system in collaboration …

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Afghanistan: ICRC trains communities to manage water supplies

… and mismanagement are depriving people of water. The ICRC is training communities to operate and maintain their own water pumps and systems, ensuring that they enjoy a reliable supply of clean water. Crisis and mismanagement hit water

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Technical Review: Practical Guidelines for Test Pumping in Water Wells

… Africa to the Middle East and Asia. In the water-stressed regions beset by armed conflict … with tension where ICRC engineers work, groundwater is the most suitable source of drinking water. A good understanding of borehole …

Publication

Syria: ICRC works to avoid massive water crisis in Aleppo

… As water cuts in Aleppo reach an all-time high, … in relation to a network of restored water wells throughout the city. A screenshot of the alternative water network in Aleppo – created by the ICRC …

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Water, power return to Syria's Aleppo after three-week cut

… published on 18 July 2015 on Reuters. Mains water and electricity have returned to large … of Aleppo following a three-week cut. The water station manager called on the Syrian … (SARC) aid group to provide diesel for the water pump. A spokesman for the ICRC, which …

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Philippines: Improving access to water for 900 detainees

… The newly installed water tanks on the roof deck of the jail. A newly installed water tank, with the surrounding foliage in … for the detainees," says ICRC water and habitat engineer Isabel Besinio. "With the …

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