Fact sheet on demolition & destruction of water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The demolition of WASH infrastructure in the OPT has placed Palestinians at increased risk of diseaseand illness, preventing herding and agricultural communities from practising their livelihood sand leading to significant levels of displacement. International humanitarian law and international human rights law explicitly forbid the destruction of infrastructure vital to public health and water supply. Destruction of WASH infrastructure by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank has increased since the beginning of 2010.
Contact information |
Ghada Snunu E-WASH* Advocacy Task Force Officer- Gaza Oxfam GB Hejji building
(email: gsnunu@ewash.org ) |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.thirstingforjustice.org |
File link local | factsheet11demolition.pdf (PDF, 1575 Kb) |
Source of information | EWASH |
Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , INFRASTRUCTURES , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY |
Relation | http://www.emwis.net/countries/fol749974/country608613 |
Geographical coverage | Palestine |
News date | 16/02/2012 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |