The challenge in disaster reduction for the water and sanitation sector : improving quality of life by reducing vulnerabilities.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Pan American Health Organization.; UNICEF.; International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Soc
- ناشر : Washington, D.C. : Pan American Health Organization,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9789275126295
Description
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V Water and Sanitation: Suspension of Services Worsens Impact and Suffering Caused by Disasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Interruption of services causes more than just the lack of water and sanitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 In emergencies, besides providing water, affected services must be restored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Ensuring Water and Sanitation Services Against Disasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 The aim of political benefit and social stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A concrete and basic step toward sustainability of services . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Reliance on Safe Water and Sanitation Systems for Vulnerable Populations: A Feasible Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Minimum standards for levels of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Improving sustainability of existing services—an integral approach to risk reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Conceiving new, safer services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Risk Reduction: A Sectoral Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Regulation of services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Service providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Conclusion. Relying On Water and Sanitation Services during Disasters: A Political, Social, and Economic Concern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
