Water and sanitation in post-crisis situations: between relief and development

17/12/2009

The water and sanitation sector is affected by the same “classic” problems as other sectors in post-crisis situations: the need for high quality initial assessments, positioning in relation to the state, funding for the intermediary phase between emergency relief and development, coordination and planning ahead for the transition from assistance to cost recovery. Humanitarian and development agencies have interconnected know-how, but there is a lack of understanding between them. Can they work together better?