WATER and SANITATION WATER and SANITATION Today more

WATER and SANITATION

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.

WATER and SANITATION The number of people without adequate water and sanitation facilities could reach 5. 5 billion in the next 20 years.

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 prerequisite to the realization of all other human rights. ” UN Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights 26. November 2002

Scope of Water and Sanitation Policy §This policy applies to all Water and Sanitation interventions carried out by National Societies and the International Federation. §Programming and advocacy aims at incorporating Water and Sanitation objectives into general health and development programmes as well as in emergency situations. §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.

Wat. San Activities 1993 -2006 2. 5 Million People served by Developmental Wat. San North-East Russia Secretariat Geneva Switzerland Active in over 35 Countries Slovakia Kazakhastan Hungary Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia Uzbekistan Albania Azerbaijan North Korea Macedonia Turkey Tajikistan Syria Iraq Iran Afghanistan Nepal China Algeria Pakistan Jordan Bangladesh Cuba India Myanmar Haiti Belize Laos Dominican Rep Eritrea Guatemala Honduras Thailande Philippines Sudan Panama El Salvador Guinea Bissau Djibutia Cambodia Nicaragua Vietnam Venezuela Somalia Nigeria Costa Rica Liberia. Cote Malaysia Ethiopia Sri Lanka Uganda Colombia D. R. d'Ivoire Congo Kenya Rwanda Papua Indonesia New Tanzania Angola Comores Guinea East Timor Peru Malawi Zambia Mozambique Bolivia Zimbabwe Namibia Paraguay Madagascar Botswana Swaziland Lesotho Fiji Argentina 6. 5 Million People served with Emergency Wat. San

1 out of Programmes §North Korea §Wat-San started in 1999 §Programme 2002 -2004 § 100 municaplities §Provide clean water, sanitation, hygiene education § 3 delegates §DPRK RC Wat-San department

GENDER Recognize the issue of gender and the need for a genderbalanced approach.

HARDWARE and SOFTWARE Hygiene promotion (Software) must be established parallel to / before introducing hardware (pumpes, pipes).

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES Give due consideration to the use of appropriate local technologies for the sustainability of the work.

Statements §Community participation §National Water and Sanitation strategies §Integrated approach §Evolution from relief to development

Responsibilities §A careful, respectful approach to official community leaders and traditional and/or religious leaders is imperative. §When the community is committed, Government is informed and relationships with others players and local Red Cross structures are established, the engineering work may commence.