WatSan
WatSan , the abbreviation for sanitation water and is a WHO - standard for water treatment and disposal of waste water in the emergency relief and humanitarian aid .
The supply of clean drinking water has high priority in disaster and refugee camps . WatSan tries on the one hand to treat the raw water , on the other hand to prevent the main reason for water pollution , poor hygiene , through sanitary measures such as the construction of latrines and grease traps or the hygiene training of local authorities.
Users and providers
Different organizations adhere to and work according to this standard
- The SEEWA of the THW
- The ERU , a small, mobile unit of the Red Cross
- Doctors Without Borders eV
- Engineers Without Borders eV