Pakistan is facing a growing water security crisis driven by rapid urbanisation, population growth, groundwater depletion, climate variability, and limited wastewater treatment. Per capita water availability has declined from around 5,000 m³ in the 1950s to less than 1,000 m³ today, placing the country in conditions of water scarcity. The uncontrolled discharge of untreated wastewater […]
WASH FIT is a risk-based, quality improvement tool for health care facilities, covering key aspects of WASH services: water; sanitation; hand hygiene; environmental cleaning; health care waste management; and selected aspects of energy, building and facility management. The first edition of WASH FIT was published in 2018 and as of 2022 is in use in over […]
A critical groundwater security crisis facing Peshawar was the focus of a high-level dissemination workshop held on Wednesday, September 9th. The event, co-hosted by the National Institute for Urban Infrastructure Planning (NIUIP), UNICEF, and the Water and Sanitation Services Company Peshawar (WSSP), brought together key government officials, development partners, academia, and private sector representatives to […]
This Sanitation safety planning (SSP) manual provides practical, step-by-step guidance to assist in the implementation of the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on sanitation and health and the 2006 WHO Guidelines for safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater in agriculture and aquaculture. The approach and tools should be applied to all sanitary systems […]
