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ERU Working Group Tampere-Finland 27.- 28.04.06

ERU Water & Sanitation

The ERU is composed of 4 Modules

- Treatment and Supply module- Distribution and Trucking module

- Specialized WatSan module- Mass Sanitation module

Uli Jaspers, WatSan Unit, Health & Care Dept.IFRC Geneva

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ERU Water & Sanitation

Module Treatment & SupplyProvides 600.000 ltrs drinking water per day for 40.000

beneficiaries in emergency situationsThe module can be broken down in kits for 10.000 / 20.000 / 40’000

beneficiaries

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ERU Water & Sanitation

Module Distribution & Trucking

Transport and distribution of drinking water (75.000 ltrs/day) to beneficiaries in remote areas

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ERU Water & Sanitation

Module Specialized Water & Sanitation

Drinking Water (120.000 ltrs per day) and sanitation for health facilities and smaller populations (up to 15.000)

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ERU Water & Sanitation

Module Mass Sanitation

Basic sanitation facilities to a population of 20.000 beneficiaries in emergency situations

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ERU Water & Sanitation

National Societies providing WatSan ERUs:

Austrian Red Cross: Treatment & Supply, Distribution & Trucking, Specialized WatSan, Mass San.

British Red Cross: Mass Sanitation

French Red Cross: Treatment & Supply, Distribution & Trucking

German Red Cross: Treatment & Supply, Distribution & Trucking, Specialized WatSan, Mass Sanitation

Spanish Red Cross: Specialized WatSan

Swedish Red Cross: Treatment & Supply, Distribution & Trucking, Mass Sanitation

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What has happened since Vienna 2005 ?

“10’000 kit” been developed for the Treatment and Supply Module in addition to the existing 20’000 and 40’000 kits

Further progress on WatSan for the Health ERU’s has been achieved , but more needs to be done by respective PNS’s (Status ?)

WatSan ERU Working Group met in Oct., combined with a workshop to test new technologies for mobile treatment units (next meeting in Feb./March 2007)

Implementing revision of Mass Sanitation Module Training courses held in June (Spain), September (France)

and October (Germany) in 2005 Deployments to Pakistan (All Modules), German, Swedish,

Austrian RC (Total deployments 40 +) General Point: How to better integrate and link

local/regional resources, RDRT’s (e.g. Tsunami, Pakistan, Chad) ?

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Mass Sanitation Module Revision - Update

Focal person hired and in place by Brit.Cross at HQ 2 Working groups established (Hardware and

Software) lead by two consultants from Brit. Cross. PNS’s and GVA WatSan Unit are represented. Groups met two times. Issues: Job descriptions, Equipment package upgrade (incl. Rapid latrine concept), Hygiene Promotion elements, Training Curricular

Final meeting end of May / beginning June New standard disseminated to all PNS’s in June 2006 First training August/September 2006 in UK. WatSan

ERU PNS’s are invited British RC ready for deployment end 2006, other

PNS’s to follow asap