Water Manual For Refugee Situasions

This manual is dedicated to everyone with an interest in providing a better life to refugees. A reliable supply of an adequate quality of clean, wholwsome water is avital need for any community; it will stimulate productive work and help to improve personal hygiene, food preparation and health care among the beneficiaries. Planning for the provision of drinking water to refugees should take into account their special social, economic and political charecteristics, which will determine the approach in the construction, operation and maintenance of service infrastructure, This should, in essence, be different from approaches followed by local urban or rural communities, the standars and levels of services should, however, be kept similar to those received by the "local neighbours".

The purpose of this manual is to explain to those involved in the position, of refugee assisstance the technical characteristics and functioning of components, structures or equipment that may form part of a refugee water supply system. It should make them aware of the need to follow rational approaches, adaptable to the specific circumstances of the refugee sites and communities, which will provide an indication of UNCHRs technical guidelines and criteria for the design, operation and maintenance of the water systems, as well for the technical management of construction oe operation projects.