POST DISASTER WATER AND SANITATION MANAGEMENT
CE 76519

Course Objectives:
To give students a comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge of WatSan and hygiene promotion in the different phases of emergencies, including disease prevention and preparedness. By the end of the course the students shall be able to assess and priorities WatSan needs for a population in the emergency with foresight, and to take appropriate measures to prevent and control disease outbreak.

1. Introduction
   (10 hours)
1. Types of disasters and their consequences;
2. Different stages in emergency
3. International legal system and guidelines regarding refugees and internally displaced persons
4. Concepts and tools for initial situation analysis and other rapid participatory assessment approaches
5. Introduction of sphere handbook
6. The local cultural, religious and socio-economic contexts influencing perceptions of water, sanitation and hygiene
2. Health and Diseases Transmission in Emergency Settings
   (5 hours)
1. Identify relevant water, sanitation, personal hygiene, food hygiene and housing related diseases such as diarrhea, malaria, hepatitis etc.
2. Identify prevention and control strategies, including surveillance of disease outbreak, and epidemic, consideration to classical threats in emergencies: thirst, hunger, trauma, heat and cold
3. Design of hygiene campaigns
3. Technical Aspects of WatSan
   (14 hours)
1. Assess emergency water sources (surface water, ground and rainwater), their utilization, protection and disinfection
2. Importance of sanitation and cleaning
3. Disinfecting and construction of: wells, springs and pipe water schemes as well as water storage both in camps and within the household
4. Practical knowledge of emergency sanitation (excreta, wastewater and solid waste), construction and maintenance of different latrines, disposal and treatment systems, hygienic handling of animal corpses, ethically and culturally appropriate disposal of human corpses
4. Hand on Experience
   (6 hours)
1. Apply practical experience on how to construct a latrine, installation and maintenance of a pump and chlorination of water supply
2. Emergency water filtration and disinfection
5. Post Emergency and Rehabilitation
   (10 hours)
1. Analyze whether WatSan strategies employed in emergency phase are sustainable in the post-emergency phase.
2. Risk assessment of mitigation strategies
3. Monitoring and evaluation

Tutorial:

1. Introduction
   (2 hours)
   Concept and tools for initial situation analysis and other rapid participatory assessment approaches
2. Health and Diseases Transmission in Emergency Settings
   (2 hours)
   Identify prevention and control strategies, including surveillance of disease outbreak, and epidemic, Design of hygiene campaigns
3. Technical Aspects of WatSan
   (4 hours)
   Disinfecting and construction of: wells, springs and pipe water schemes as well as water storage both in camps and within the household
4. Hand on Experience
   (4 hours)
   Design for construction of a latrine, installation and maintenance of a pump and chlorination of water supply
5. Post Emergency and Rehabilitation
   (3 hours)
   Risk assessments of mitigation strategies

Practical / Project work:

1. Concept and tools for initial situation analysis and other rapid participatory assessment
2. Identify prevention and control strategies, including surveillance of disease outbreak, and epidemic
3. Analyze Wat-san strategies employed in emergency phase
4. Risk assessment of mitigation strategies

References:

1. Wisner, B. and Adams, J., "Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disaster", WHO
2. Alexander, D. , ' Principles of Emergency Planning and Management', Harpended: Terra. Publishing.
3. Davis, J., Lambert, R. , "Engineering in Emergencies. A practical Guide for Relief Workers", ITDG Publisher.
4. Del Porto, D., Steinfeld, C., "The Composting Toilet System: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning and Maintaining Composting Toilet Systems, an Alternative to Sewer and Septic Systems', The Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention (CEPP), Massachusetts
5. Wisner, B., Blaikie, P., Cannon, T., Davis, I. , "At Risk-Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disaster", Wiltshire Routledge

Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:

Chapter	Hours	Marks Distribution*
1	10	12
2	5	6
3	14	28
4	6	10
5	10	24
Total	45	80

*There could be minor deviation in mark distribution.