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In case of a burial preparation for a dead body, during the transit and the consequent funeral, the steps described in this handout must be followed to prevent the spread of cholera.
For...
When the housing project was started, the village of Ajre no longer had a working power network or a water supply system because of serious damages. The DuSoCC management of UNHCR/SHA decided to...
This report presents a comprehensive action plan designed to minimize the loss of life and destruction brought on by increasing numbers of water-related disasters worldwide (such as floods,...
This fourth edition of the World Health Organization’s Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality builds on over 50 years of guidance by WHO on drinking-water quality, which has formed an authoritative...
There is some mordant irony that in the last 18 months parts of the world have witnessed colossal damage and loss of life due to the excess of water, at a time when the diminishing stock of...
This study focuses on the present physical and Sanitation condition of the school buildings and suggests strategies which are expected to be of particular interest and practical use for the policy...
Special Issue 34, August 2007. Report on South Asia Earthquake. Includes sections: Disasters: Where do they Occur? The Monsoon in South Asia has Begun; Floods in 2007, Focussing in; Gujarat State...
Recommendations are given for the properties of the components (binder, aggregate and water), mixing, and estimating the amounts needed for typical masonry and rendering jobs. Recipes for standard...
Pakistan is reeling under one of the biggest natural disasters in the history of the country, as
large swathes of its territory lies under flood waters. While such floods are devastating...
Pakistan has a unique water situation. It receives most of its rainfall during the
monsoons (July-August), with little rainfall in winter. The snowfall in its northern region
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