Compendium of Sanitation Technologies in Emergencies

Sanitation has the potential to save lives; poorly implemented or man- aged sanitation does not. Reality has taught us that to safe-guard lives we must look beyond the toilet, considering the full sanitation chain: from the toilet via collection, transport, treatment to the safe disposal or reuse. The complexity of the issue, combined with the wide range of contexts and crisis settings remains a challenge to many organisations – an acknowl- edged gap in the sector. How can we all ensure a high quality of response with regard to sanitation?