Seventy per cent of target beneficiaries have access to adequate drinking water, however sustained support is required
HIGHLIGHTS:
Across Iraq, daily water supply, water quality monitoring, maintanence of water and sanitation facilities, garbage collection and de-sludging continued. With the rising temperatures, the demand for water supply has increased. However, shortages of electricity supply continues to impact the water supply rates and this is expected to continue because of the reduced capacity for the Government to sustain the fuel costs of increased generator use due the to the ongoing financial crisis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I). Water conservation campaigns are being launched across the KR-I involving Sector Partners. In Domiz 1 and 2 camps, Dohuk Governorate, the handover of desludging activities to the Governorate's Bureau of Relief and Humanitarian Affairs (BRHA) was completed in April.
In Lebanon, In the Bekaa by end of April, sector partners were able to cover the basic WASH needs of 15,186 individuals evicted from 83 sites in addition to the regular WASH service provision. Technical assistance is being mobilized for implementing the recommendations of the Environmental Assessment of the Syrian Conflict.
In Jordan, essential WASH services were provided to approximately 123,505 people in camps, which included daily provision of treated water, maintenance of sanitation facilities, collection and disposal of wastewater and solid waste, as well as dissemination of key WASH messages. With the increase in camp population in Azraq camp, an average of 919 m3 of water was distributed each day which represented a 43 per cent increase in the volume of water supplied compared to the month of March.