2. WATER and SANITATION
Today, more than one
billion people lack
access to safe water
and over three billion,
half of humanity, do
not have adequate
sanitation facilities.
3. WATER and SANITATION
The number of people
without adequate
water and sanitation
facilities could reach
5.5 billion in the next
20 years.
4. WATER and SANITATION
30% of common
recurrent diseases are
WatSan related
4 million die annually
(80% < 5yrs)
5. WATER AS A HUMAN RIGHT
“Water is fundamental for life and health. The
human right to water is indispensable for
leading a healthy life in human dignity. It is a
pre-requisite to the realization of all other
human rights.”
UN Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights
26.November 2002
6. The Response
• International Federation commitment (WatSan Policy, S2010,
ARCHI)
• International Federation GWSI (scaling-up)
• UN Declaration – ‘access to safe water and sanitation, a
human right’
• UN Commitment – CSD and MDG’s
• 2nd UN Decade for Water 2005-15
All of the above to ‘increase sustainable WatSan coverage’
7. International Federation Water and Sanitation Policy
• This policy applies to all Water and Sanitation interventions carried out by
National Societies and the International Federation.
• Water and Sanitation is a Health initiative, clearly defined and seen as one of
the most important aspects of preventive health.
• Community Based Health Care cannot be considered without addressing the
issue of Water and Sanitation coverage.
• Water and Sanitation objectives being incorporated into developmental
programmes as well as in emergency situations.
12. Water and Sanitation in Emergencies
‘expanding and improving existing capacities to meet the needs of those affected by disaster’
13. The needs in emergencies
• In most disaster/emergency scenarios, high level of morbidity
and mortality is related to lack of safe water and poor sanitation
• Combined with other health threats (such as malnutrition,
malaria etc.,) morbidity and mortality related to WatSan often
increases
• Rapid action required to avoid epidemic outbreaks (diarrhoeal
diseases, cholera etc.,)
• Disasters often impact upon the most vulnerable, where chronic
lack of safe water and sanitation already exists
• Need for acceptable standard of WatSan coverage to recover
some quality of life for the victims of disasters
14. IFRC Response
• Recognising the needs, International Federation establishes WatSan
capacity at the Geneva Secretariat as part of Health in Emergencies
(1994)
• International Federation in close collaboration with National Societies
begins development of a standardised WatSan response mechanism,
both equipment and human resources (Emergency Response Units,
ERU’s, 1994-98)
• International Federation engages with other disaster response players
(ICRC, Oxfam. WHO, UNHCR etc.) to define common standards in
each disaster response sector including WatSan (SPHERE standards
1995-8)
• Deployments of emergency WatSan teams begin and increase in scale
and impact (1995-present)
15. Emergency Response Units (ERU’s)
• 4 modules, can be deployed individually or jointly to provide safe
water and sanitation for up to 40,000 beneficiaries or more
• Each module consists of an equipment package which can be air
freighted with an experienced team of technicians for rapid,
‘stand-alone’ deployment
• Equipment and training of teams is standardised but constantly
reviewed and improved
• Coordination by the WatSan Unit in Geneva
• Regular ERU working group meetings held to ensure standards
are met and actual deployments are evaluated
24. Developmental Programmes
• Community participation
• National Water and Sanitation strategies
• Integrated approach
• Evolution from relief to development
25. 1 out of Programmes
• North Korea (DPRK)
• WatSan started in 1999
• Programme 2002-2004
• 100 municipalities
• 500.000 beneficiaries
• Provide clean water, sanitation, hygiene
education
• 3 delegates
• DPRK RC Wat-San department
26. Global Water and Sanitation Initiative (GWSI)
‘Contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by scaling-up established capacities’
27. Key factors for GWSI
• Community participation – National Society branches and
volunteers
• Low-tech, low-cost and sustainable
• Integrated approach with other health interventions
• Economy of scale – 20 USD/per beneficiary or less
• Coordination/partnership with Governments
• Provision of technical support/monitoring and evaluation
• Global representation, policy and strategy
28. Global WatSan Initiative (GWSI)
MDG – Increased Coverage 9 Million People
‘Contributing to the Millennium Development Goals by scaling-up established capacities’
Developmental
WatSan
1993-2005
Phase 1
Target: 1.5 M people/8 countries
2005-2008
Phase 2
Target: 3.5 M People/15 countries
2009-2015
2.5
Million
are
Served
6.5
Million
will be
Served
29. International Federation WatSan Beneficiaries
1993 2003 2004 2015
0
1
2
3
4
Developmental
Emergency
2.5 M Developmental
6.5 M Emergency
5 M Developmental
9 M Emergency
Emergency WatSan : Projected increase in demand and delivery
Developmental WatSan : Scaling-up with the GWSI
30. WatSan Structure in International Federation
• Uli Jaspers – WatSan Unit Manager
• Robert Fraser – WatSan Senior Officer
• Libertad Gonzalez – WatSan Officer
• Wolfgang Stöckl – WatSan advisor
• 4 Regional Delegations
• Nairobi
• Harare
• Bangkok
• Panama
• 42 Delegates
Health and Care Department / Geneva