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Guide to Sanitation in Shelters and Camps
2008-06-04 12:43:05

Introduction | Water | Excreta | Solid Waste

Introduction

"Sanitation" is defined in this guide as all activities involved in proper water supply management and excreta and solid waste disposal.

Mounting a sanitation system in shelters and camps must not only involve the use of simple engineering techniques but consider social and cultural factors at the site of the intervention as well as the costs.

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