HIGHLIGHTS:
In Lebanon, sector partners carried out an assessment of the sanitation situation in four Informal Settlements in Zahle Caza, Bekaa, housing around 1,600 people. The assessment addresses concerns raised by the Ministry of Environment regarding environmental pollution from wastewater and solid waste from these sites. Topographical surveys are already underway in order to design improved sanitation systems for these sites.
In Jordan, essential WASH services were provided to approximately 134,276 people, including an estimated 75,193 children, living in Za’atari, Azraq and Cyber City camps. These services included the provision of over 4.8 million litres of treated water, maintenance of sanitation facilities, collection and disposal of over 1.67 million litres of wastewater, and the dissemination of key WASH messages.
In Iraq, the supply of safe, chlorinated water continued in Domiz 1&2. In Domiz 1, water supply pressure network was unpgraded in low pressure areas to increase water storage capacity by 16.6% (to 850,000 liters). Routine operation and maintenance (O&M) of water, sanitation and drainage facilities, along with water quality monitoring - at household and main source level - continued for all camps. Regular collection and safe disposal of garbage and cleaning, desludging of toilets and septic tanks also continued. In Domiz 1, piloting of separation of black and greywater continued, along with construction of open drainage channels along roadsides and behind shelters, construction of new latrines for refugees with specific needs and hygiene promotion through volunteer WASH communities. In Akre, care and maintenance and hygiene promotion activities are taking place.
