Paper: A review of water and sanitation provision in refugee camps

A. A. Cronin*, D. Shrestha, N. Cornier, F. Abdalla, N. Ezard, C. Aramburu

The first global overview of basic water and sanitation indicators in refugee camps is presented (using data from 2003 - 2006) and compared with selected health and nutrition indicators. This demonstrates that average levels of water and sanitation provision are acceptable at camp level but many refugee operations are suffering from gaps that cross-cut these sectors; e.g. typically poor sanitation provision is corresponding with low per capita availability of water. These findings were confirmed at household level with two household surveys undertaken in African refugee camps.

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