Water safety Plans For rural communities in Democratic Republic of Congo Inception report Join the discussion on this topic: http://robertosaltori.com/water-safety-plans-healthy-villages/

1. Water Safety PlansWater Safety Plans
For Healty VillagesFor Healty Villages
WaterWater
SanitationSanitation
HygieneHygiene

2. WATER SAFETY PLANS?WATER SAFETY PLANS?
ENSURE WATER
QUALITY
CONSISTENTLY
AT THE POINT OF
USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
APPROACH
Analyze the water chain
hazards and risks
Identify and implement
control measures
corrective measures

3. THE WATER CHAINTHE WATER CHAIN
SOURCE &
CATCHMENT
TRANSPORT POINT OF USE

4. SOURCE & CATHMENTSOURCE & CATHMENT
For the village, the catchment is the village
Alternative sources
Sanitary checklists
Maintenance protocols
…
Sanitation management
Agricultural practices
Solid & other waste
Animal control
Other hazards ( erosion,
flooding)

5. THE WEAK LINKTHE WEAK LINK
0 10 20 30 40 50
% reduction in diarrhoea
Water Quantity
Water Quality Source
Water Quality Household
Sanitation
Hand washing
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions to
reduce diarrhoea in less developed countries: a
systematic review and meta-analysis, Fewtrell et al
(2005)

6. TOOLS WE HAVETOOLS WE HAVE
Healthy Villages / Schools
process
Manuals:
•Source protection
•HP maintenance
•Latrine construction
•…

7. TOOLS WE NEEDTOOLS WE NEED
Operational and Validation
processes
Sanitary inspection checklists
Enhanced support protocols and
capacity.
HOUSEHOLD WATER
TREATMENT AND
STORAGE

8. LINKS TO THE ‘NEXT LEVEL”
Enviromental monitoring.
Improvement and emergency plans
Documentation and auditing
“HAZARD MANAGEMENT”“HAZARD MANAGEMENT”

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