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Siria
El campamento de Al Karnak en Tartous alberga a alrededor de 1.500 personas
que fueron desplazadas de Alepo. El CICR brinda agua potable y la reparacin de
letrinas. / CC BY-NC-ND/CICR/W.Zoubaidi
Durante el ltimo mes, el CICR y la Media Luna Roja rabe Siria
Jordania
Bustana, frontera noreste entre Jordania y Siria. Nios sirios disfrutan del agua
potable luego de que el CICR instalara dispensadores en varios sitios de la
frentera. / CC BY-NC-ND/CICR/A. Wagnieres
Para ayudar a las Fuerzas Armadas Jordanas a hacer frente al incremento de
nuevos refugiados que llegan a la frontera oriental del pas, desde comienzos de
2013 el CICR; ha equipado seis centros de trnsito en las zonas fronterizas para
que puedan acoger diariamente hasta 1.200 refugiados sirios en condiciones
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"The production of wheat, the main dry farming in northeastern Syria, is this the
lowest year in its history," said program coordinator and water supply ICRC
Michael Talhami. "Therefore, Syria will need to import more food and more
vulnerable to a possible global rise in prices of these essential goods. In turn, this
would add to the difficulties already have many people to get affordable food for
them ".
The fighting has forced millions of people to move to shelters where there is no
clean water
The fighting has forced millions of people to move to shelters where there is no
clean water. As a result of power outages in many parts of Syria and the damage it
has suffered water supply networks, the challenge now is to supply densely
populated areas with limited water available.
For the Syrians who continue to cultivate the land despite the conflict, low
production efficiency and therefore lower revenues, combined with high food prices
when they have to buy what they produce is not enough even for themselves , to
make them is becoming increasingly difficult livelihood. Automatic stabilizers that
existed before the conflict, consisting of subsidized fertilizers and seeds to farmers
and subsidized food for consumers, have virtually ceased to exist.
"In collaboration with specialists in water and sanitation of the Syrian Arab Red
Crescent and local water companies, we are improving access to clean water for
millions of people across Syria," said Mr. Talhami.
"The infrastructure of much of the region is very old and needs major
maintenance," he added. "In Jordan, one of the countries of the world where water
is scarce, there has been a considerable increase in demand from residents and
refugees who have been arriving in recent years. Moreover, the price of water has
increased, and this has caused the rise in food prices. In border areas, the ICRC
does its best to meet the needs of drinking water, sanitation and shelter and other
basic needs of Syrian refugees. "
While Lebanon's water reserves are relatively abundant, low rainfall has been for
several years also difficult to maintain the quality and availability of water. There
are Syrian refugees in the country. The ICRC, working in coordination with local
water companies, has been renovating the pumping stations and water networks to
increase the supply and, if necessary, meet the needs.
With the arrival of refugees in Lebanon and Jordan and displacement in Syrian
territory, local authorities have had to provide more fresh water and treat a larger
amount of wastewater. The ICRC intends to expand its activities to meet these
needs.
Syria
Al Karnak camp in Tartous home to about 1,500 people who were displaced from
Aleppo. The ICRC provides drinking water and repairing latrines. / CC BY-NC-ND /
ICRC / W.Zoubaidi
During the past month, the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent
were made available six tanks trucks to supply water to over 100,000 people in
Homs, Damascus and Deir ez Zor Rural;
provided financial support for a truck collect waste in the city of Idlib, in order to
improve the lives of over 100,000 people;
repairs made in eight shelters for displaced people in Rural Damascus and Daraa
to provide clean water, adequate sanitation and decent housing more than 9,400
people;
they provided the necessary supplies to treat water from the spring Ain Fijeh main
source of water about four million people living in the city of Damascus and around;
did maintenance and emergency repairs in Rural Damascus and Deir ez Zor for
more than one million people continue to receive clean water for consumption; and
provided mechanical and electrical spare parts for 15 submersible pumps, to
increase the capacity of several water stations in Hasaka governorate, such as
Ras Al Ain, Al Malekia, Al Jawadiah and Qamishly, which supply more than
800,000.
Jordan
Bustana northeastern border between Jordan and Syria. Syrian children enjoy the
water after the ICRC dispensers installed in several sites frentera. / CC BY-NCND / ICRC / A. Wagnieres
To help the Jordanian Armed Forces to cope with the increase of new refugees
arriving in the country's eastern border since the beginning of 2013 the ICRC; It
has equipped six transit centers in the border areas so that they can accommodate
up to 1,200 Syrian refugees daily in suitable conditions;
has provided 50 caravans as shelters, 20 caravans sanitation, 90 dumpsters seven
generators, 46 shops, 10 containers of waste, seven generators, 46 shops, 10
solar water heaters, 13 drinking water dispensers, 12 large basins, 14 pumps and
41 water tanks for use in the eastern border region;
has provided the Registration Centre Rabaa Al Sarhan, in the governorate of
Mafraq, three health caravans seven drinking water dispensers, five tanks of water
and 10 garbage bins;
It has provided the camp Manshiyat Al Alyan, in the governorate of Mafraq, home
to Syrian defectors, six health caravans 10 drinking water dispensers, nine tanks of
water, 10 dumpsters, 13 major basins, six solar water heaters and two water
pumps;
It has provided 18,000 liters of drinking water a day in the camp of Manshiyat AlAlyan through a Jordanian contractor.
Lebanon
Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, one of the areas of Lebanon hardest hit by
water scarcity. / CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / N.Ismail
Between May and December 2013, the ICRC has completed eight projects in the
country, which consisted, for example, to supply pumps and generators and
renovate pumping stations, in favor of some 220,000 residents and refugees.
So far this year, projects in progress or planned in Zahle, Chamsine, Abu Halka,
Hebberiye, Hasbaya and Kfeir benefit more than 250,000 people. The realization of
other projects under study in Aarsal, Flawi, Laboue, Sour and Shebaa benefit some
270,000 people. The ICRC also provided support for the renovation of a hospital in
Ain El Helwe, which was damaged during armed clashes. They are taken field
assessments and discussions with municipal authorities to undertake new projects
in relation to water for refugees and host communities in areas where there are
many refugees.
Iraq
Transit center near Khanaqin. Water distribution point installed by the ICRC. / CC
BY-NC-ND / ICRC / S. Dabbakeh
The armed conflict in Iraq Anbar has spread to other parts of the country, leaving
thousands dead and over 800,000 displaced. In addition, many thousands of
people who have fled the conflict in Syria have sought refuge in Iraq.
The infrastructure of the country's water supply has been affected by the fighting
and exposed to a high demand given the number of displaced persons. The
government has adopted a series of measures to deal with the situation, but
shortages of electricity, fuel, chemicals and spare parts could further reduce supply
capacity.
The ICRC works in the provinces of Anbar, Babil, Diyala, Kirkuk, Missan, Ninevah
and Salah al-Din, where it has:
built or renovated 10 water supply systems;
conducted 15 emergency repairs on water supply systems;
installed water tanks and water distributed in seven centers and two IDP camps;
repaired a primary health care which was damaged during clashes in Ramadi
(Anbar);
organized three training sessions for 45 technicians in water treatment plants in
southern Iraq;
repaired two irrigation canals in Kirkuk and Babil, benefiting 24,700 people.
The ICRC improved access to clean water for 372,000 people, including internally
displaced throughout Iraq, thus reducing the risk of disease.