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Improving the fit between development and humanitarian WASH in protracted crises
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by Nathaniel Mason, Beatrice Mosello, Jamal Shah, Timothy GrieveThe worlds of humanitarian and development WASH (water supply, sanitation and hygiene) too often
operate separately, increasing the vulnerability of poor and marginalised people to disease and missed
socio-economic opportunities. This is especially the case in protracted crises marked by weak
governance and conflict. Research undertaken at global level and in South Sudan and the Democratic
Republic of Congo identifies the challenges but also positive stories of where and how WASH service
providers are overcoming the separation. While a hierarchy of perceived and real differences act as a
wedge to drive the humanitarian and development communities apart, action is possible and can be led
from the ground up by WASH agencies working at the operational level.
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MASON, N. ... et al, 2017. Improving the fit between development and humanitarian WASH in protracted crises. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Local action with international cooperation to improve and sustain water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services: Proceedings of the 40th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, 24-28 July 2017, Paper 2609, 6pp.Publisher
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