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Pakistan Floods:
Technical guidance on emergency water and sanitation

Please click below to view pdfs of the World Health Organization Technical Notes for Emergencies.

1. Cleaning and disinfecting wells
2. Cleaning and disinfecting boreholes
3. Cleaning and disinfecting water storage tanks and tankers
4. Rehabilitating small-scale piped water distribution systems
5. Emergency treatment of drinking water at the point of use
6. Rehabilitating water treatment works after an emergency
7. Solid waste management in emergencies
8. Disposal of dead bodies
9. How much water is needed
10. Hygiene promotion in emergencies
11. Measuring chlorine levels in water supplies
12. Delivering safe water by tanker
13. Planning for excreta disposal in emergencies
14. Technical options for excreta disposal
15. Cleaning wells after seawater flooding
16. Complete: all 15 notes in one file

Other resources you may find helpful:

• Lessons Learnt from Rural and Urban Floods:
  http://www.humanitarianreform.org/Default.aspx?tabid=770
• Flood disasters: Learning from previous relief operations:
  http://www.alnap.org/pool/files/ALNAP-ProVention_flood_lessons.pdf

Please search the Knowledge Base for other useful resources.