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Evaristo Oliveira – Eng. International Committee of the Red Cross Water & Habitat Unit

Evaristo Oliveira – Eng. International Committee of the Red Cross Water & Habitat Unit. IRAQ: Covering essential needs of the population by ensuring water supply, sewage disposal and supporting health infrastructures. IRAQ : Decades of conflict, destruction, lack of maintenance

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Evaristo Oliveira – Eng. International Committee of the Red Cross Water & Habitat Unit

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  1. Evaristo Oliveira – Eng. International Committee of the Red Cross Water & Habitat Unit

  2. IRAQ: Covering essential needs of the population by ensuring water supply, sewage disposal and supporting health infrastructures • IRAQ: • Decades of conflict, destruction, lack of maintenance • Population exposed to health hazards • Today, water & sanitation services remain largely inadequate • Establishing safe & reliable services is a long term task • Since 1991, ICRC activities aim to respond to emergencies and improve essential infrastructures

  3. Decades of conflict, destruction, lack of maintenance…

  4. BRIDGING DIVIDES : • Residents share resources with displaced population • Projects benefiting both groups help to avoid segregation of vulnerable groups • Governmental structures fragmented in parts of Iraq • Collaborative approach with local, regional and central governmental structures • Insecurity in parts of Iraq make it difficult to reach the population • ICRC's long experience with a wide network of engineers and the authorities make it possible to implement projects across ethnic and confessional lines

  5. IRAQ: Covering essential needs of the population by ensuring water supply, sewage disposal and supporting health infrastructures 2008

  6. ICRC Water & Habitat in Iraq • 2008: • 200 projects across Iraq • water supply, sewage evacuation, health centres • and • emergency assistance to displaced population, • About 3 Million beneficiaries • ______________________________________ • Worldwide: Water & Habitat programs in 43 countries • About 15 Million beneficiaries

  7. Emergency Response

  8. Electromechanical works in Water Treatment Plants Al-Nashwa WTP, Basrah. 17’000 Beneficiaries Al-Eiz WTP, Basrah. 120’000 Beneficiaries

  9. Comprehensive Projects in Hospitals & PHCC OP_ASSIST_EH/rmw

  10. STAKEHOLDERS, PARTICIPATION, CONSULTATION: • KEY TO SUCCES… • Solid partnership with water authorities and leaders, • Strong technical teams of expatriate and national engineers – experienced, committed and motivated, • Nationwide network of experienced and reliable local contractors built up since 1991,

  11. COMMITMENT: • ICRC responding to water and sanitation emergencies during the Gulf war in 1991 • Soon after, assistance to repair and maintain water infrastructures to reach larger number of beneficiaries • From 1999 onwards, ICRC extended the programme to hospitals and clinics • During 2002 and 2003, the ICRC remained in Iraq with national and international staff to respond to emergencies • ICRC's Water and sanitation in Iraq constitutes one of the organisation's key activities in the country and one of its largest in these sectors worldwide

  12. THANK YOU

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