1. WATER and SANITATION

2. WATER and SANITATION
Today, more than one billion people lack access to safe water and over three billion, half of humanity, do not have adequate sanitation facilities.

3. WATER and SANITATION
The number of people without adequate water and sanitation facilities could reach 5.5 billion in the next 20 years.

4. WATER AS A HUMAN RIGHT
“Water is fundamental for life and health. The human right to water is indispensable for leading a healthy life in human dignity. It is a pre-requisite to the realization of all other human rights.”
UN Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights
26.November 2002

5. Scope of Water and Sanitation Policy
This policy applies to all Water and Sanitation interventions carried out by National Societies and the International Federation.
Programming and advocacy aims at incorporating Water and Sanitation objectives into general health and development programmes as well as in emergency situations.
Water and Sanitation is a Health initiative, clearly defined and seen as one of the most important aspects of preventive health.
Community Based Health Care cannot be considered without addressing the issue of Water and Sanitation coverage.

6. WatSan Activities
2.5 Million People served by Developmental WatSan
North-East Russia
Secretariat
Geneva
Switzerland
Slovakia
Kazakhastan
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Hungary
Albania
Croatia
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
Macedonia
Turkey
Tajikistan
North Korea
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Algeria
Nepal
China
Jordan
Pakistan
Cuba
Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
Guatemala
Belize
Haiti
Dominican Rep
Eritrea
Laos
Honduras
Thailande
Active in over 35 Countries
El Salvador
Panama
Guinea Bissau
Sudan
Philippines
Nicaragua
Djibutia
Cambodia
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Liberia
Nigeria
Somalia
Vietnam
Colombia
Cote d'Ivoire .
D.R.
Congo
Uganda
Ethiopia
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
Rwanda
Kenya
Tanzania
Indonesia
New Guinea
Papua
Peru
Angola
Comores
East Timor
Fiji
Zambia
Malawi
Bolivia
Mozambique
Paraguay
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Madagascar
Swaziland
Lesotho
Argentina
6.5 Million People served with Emergency WatSan

7. 1 out of Programmes North Korea Wat-San started in 1999
100 municaplities
Provide clean water, sanitation, hygiene education
3 delegates
DPRK RC Wat-San department

8. GENDER
Recognize the issue of gender and the need for a gender-balanced approach.

9. HARDWARE and SOFTWARE
Hygiene promotion (Software) must be established parallel to / before introducing hardware (pumpes, pipes).

10. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES
Give due consideration to the use of appropriate local technologies for the sustainability of the work.

11. Statements Community participation
National Water and Sanitation strategies
Integrated approach
Evolution from relief to development

12. Responsibilities
A careful, respectful approach to official community leaders and traditional and/or religious leaders is imperative.
When the community is committed, Government is informed and relationships with others players and local Red Cross structures are established, the engineering work may commence.