Updates from WASH Advisors Meeting in Geneva, March 2017

Updates from the WASH Advisors Meeting held in Geneva in March 2017 include discussions on addressing chronic needs in urban sanitation projects, emergency appeals for acute needs in various African countries, and future strategies for resource mobilization and regional preparedness in WASH initiatives. The meeting focused on tackling issues such as droughts, floods, epidemics, and population movements in Eastern and Southern Africa, with a particular emphasis on long-term support and emergency operations.

• WASH
• Geneva
• Africa
• Emergency Response
• Sanitation

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1. WASH Advisors Meeting, Geneva Secretariat, 22-23rd March, 2017. Noor Baya PWANI Coordinator , WASH EAIOI & Southern Africa

2. Updates: Eastern and Southern Clusters Droughts Floods Epidemics Population Movement Combinations WASH &HP SI 22% tech/23% 19% training/27% 16% networking/15% 13% logistics

3. WASH- Addressing Chronic Needs Urban Sanitation Project in Eritrea: Public Latrines in 6 Towns /Cities & HP OPEC funding in Zambia Rural WASH &HIV Prevention Western Zambia (1 district) Land Rover WASH project in Uganda: Rural WASH in 2 districts Djibouti WASH: Rural WASH in 2 districts Bilateral WASH Projects

4. WASH Acute needs Emergency Appeals and DREF Drought Related: Kenya , Ethiopia, Somali- EA (Eritrea*, Djibouti*, South Sudan*- No decion for Appeal or DREF) Population Movement (most Current) Tanzania, Uganda. Floods Related: Namibia (D), Mozambique (D), Madagascar (EA), Botswana(D) , Zambia (D) Epidemics: Cholera in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Somali

5. Way Forward: Winding up ongoing long term /Support emergency Ops and Exit Strategy Urban WASH Pilot in Sululta Ethiopia. WS study, Sanitation and HP in Schools and Community Scale up Resource Mobilisation to Address Chronic Needs and those related to Epidemics (Uganda, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Mozambique .) Emergency Preparedness Regional and Cluster WASH response teams training and Kits