Adams, John

Lebanon hosts approximately 1.5 million Syrians who have fled the war in their country since 2011. Funding for assistance for refugees and refugee-affected populations in Lebanon is declining sharply across all sectors. As of January 2018, only 9% of the year’s WASH sector appeal had been secured. Unless more funding is secured there will be […]

The context of the Ebola epidemic presented extreme challenges for Oxfam, as it did for many organisations. At the onset of the epidemic, there was a general lack of understanding of the disease and how to respond to it effectively and safely. A pervasive and persistent climate of fear, coupled with changing predictions about the […]

This book is based on a public-health approach to the provision of water and sanitation in emergencies: an approach that is information based (drawing on reliable, relevant data) and people-based (aiming for maximum impact on the health of the whole population, but sensitive to the needs of particularly vulnerable groups). It emphasises the need for […]