Partners work on improved water supply for refugees and host communities with rise in temperatures
HIGHLIGHTS:
In June, WASH Partners continued their efforts to improve water supply in both camps and host communities to meet the increased water needs due to rise in temperatures in the region. In Lebanon, over 53 per cent of the targetted people received adequate supply of safe water.
In Jordan, an average of 3.2 million litres of water was distributed each day, with allocations increased from 35 to 39 litres/person/day. In Azraq, an average of 1.56 milion litres of water was distributed and the daily water volume has tripled since February which is also due to new arrivals in the camp. In host communities, the installation of two boreholes in Madaba town has been completed which has benefitted 136,000 people with improved water supply.
The repair and maintenance work of the water treatment plant in Ruwaysed (eastern Jordan) has increased the volume of water produced and treated, benefitting some 16,000 people in the area. Improved WASH facilities have been installed in 15 schools across the country which will benefit about 9,000 students. These facilities will be handed over to the local authorities.
As temperatures continued to rise in Iraq, over 100,000 Syrian refugees benefitted through improved access to safe water which has been possible due to the improved supply of electricity for water pumping and provision of fuel. In camps in Erbil Governorate, water supply has been increased to an average of 124 litres/person/day. Water conservation campaigns also continued in the camps. In Arbat camp in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, with the connection of a second pipeline to the main storage tanks, daily household level water supply has increased to 58 litres/person/day