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posted on 2013-07-08, 08:35 authored by Michael SmithThis paper is intended for WASH technical advisors and personnel involved in planning and delivery of
WASH programmes in urban flood emergency situations. Material in the paper is based both on a rapid
review of literature, and on outputs from a learning workshop held in Haiti in March 2009. The workshop was
attended by international inter-agency WASH advisors and practitioners and allowed for sharing of
experiences from Haiti and other urban flood emergencies. The focus of the Haiti workshop was on WASH
responses, with an emphasis on three words: Flooding, Urban, and Technical. This paper aims to:
capture good practices and lessons learned in WASH response to flooding in urban contexts; and
identify associated common technical challenges and gaps.
This paper identifies various lessons that can be learned from the experiences of relief agency staff when
responding to urban flooding emergencies. The paper does not claim to be comprehensive, but can serve
as a helpful document, which captures some important lessons to help improve future responses to floods in
urban areas, and which can be added to in the future. In addition, these lessons have provided a framework
for the development of technical guidance materials to support technical learning in the sector.
Funding
This Lessons Learned Paper has been produced under the Global WASH Cluster Technical Learning Project to support WASH sector learning and improvement. The Technical Learning Project is led by ACF-UK on behalf of the Global WASH Cluster. with the support of the following Steering Group agencies: ACF, Care, CRS, Oxfam, REDR, UNICEF and WEDC. The project team includes ACF, Care, Oxfam and WEDC.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Citation
SMITH, M., 2009. Lessons learned in WASH response during urban flood emergencies. New York: Global Wash Cluster, 21 pp.Publisher
© Global WASH ClusterVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2009Notes
This paper was published as part of The Global WASH Learning Project.Language
- en