EEHF Logo

-

Online & Switzerland

EEHF - The Emergency Environmental Health Forum is an international research and learning event.

We bring together WASH implementers, researchers, donors and policymakers together to discuss the latest research, evaluations and learning on humanitarian WASH programmes.

Our objectives are to:

  • Share new research and learning from humanitarian WASH programmes
  • Discuss new approaches and innovations that would benefit populations affected by or at-risk of humanitarian crises
  • Identify research gaps and generate research questions at a practice, policy and research level for humanitarian WASH
  • Build new partnerships with donors, practitioners and researchers

Submission of abstracts is now closed.

Applicants will be notified of their acceptance or rejection by 31 March 2024.

Contact us at EEHF.abstracts@lshtm.ac.uk with any questions.

Speakers
40+
People Attending
150+
Location
Online & Switzerland

Looking for resources?Find past presentations and research presented at the EEHF

Team

Meet our steering committee.

Lauren D’Mello-Guyett (coordinator)

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Andy Bastable (chair)

Oxfam

Liz Walker

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Dieynaba N’diaye

Action Contre La Faim (ACF)

Helen Salvestrin

UNHCR

Baptiste Lecuyot

Solidarites International

Cecile Renaudin

Médecins Sans Frontières

Katrice King

CARE International

Monica Ramos

Global WASH Cluster

Omar El Hattab

UNICEF

Will Carter

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Guillaume Pierrehumbert

International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC)

Christian Snoad

Save The Children

Christoph Luthi

EAWAG

Antonio Torres

IOM

Ruth Salmon

ELRHA

Nasser Tuqan

ELRHA

- online and in-person (hybrid)

The 2024 EEHF will be held over three days. Days 1-2 will focus on Research, Learning and Evaluation that aims to inform emergency WASH practice and policy. Day 3 will host an Innovation Showcase of products, processes and solutions that aim to solve an emergency WASH-related problem. The schedule will feature over 40 verbal presentations, Espresso slot presentations, and hold several panel discussions and highlighted speakers across the three days. The schedule will be shared closer to the event. We look forward to seeing you there!

Wednesday 15th May

Timings

Topic

Chair

Format

#

Title

Speakers

08:00-09:00

Registration desk open

09:00-09:30

Open of the EEHF

Welcome to the EEHF

Andy Bastable, Oxfam& Lauren D'Mello-Guyett, LSHTM

Welcome to EAWAG

Prof. Martin Ackermann, Director of EAWAG

09:30-10:00

Keynote

"How research can help prevent the weaponization of water / the environment"

Mark Zeitoun, Geneva Water Hub

10:00-11:00

Cholera

Baptiste  

Lecuyot,  

Solidarites  

International

Online

1

Multi-Sectoral And Coordinated Cholera Response For Better  Containment Of Cholera Cases In The Fragile States Of Somalia.

Mohamed Rashid (Action Against Hunger, Somalia) , Bizuneh Assefa (Action Against Hunger, Kenya Regional  office)

In person

2

Clinical And Environmental Epidemiology Of Cholera In Eastern  Democratic Republic Of The Congo (PICHA7 Program)

Christine Marie George (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Alves Namunesha (Université  Catholique de Bukavu), Willy Felicien (Université Catholique de Bukavu), Presence Sanvura (Université  Catholique de Bukavu), Kelly Endres (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Lucien Bisimwa  (Université Catholique de Bukavu), Camille Williams (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Jean Claude Bisimwa (Université Catholique de Bukavu), Jamie Perin (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public  Health), Cirhuza Cikomola (Université Catholique de Bukavu), Justin Bengehya (Division Provinciale de la  Santé Sud Kivu, Ministère de la Santé), Ghislain Maheshe (Provincial Hospital of Bukavu), David Sack (Johns  Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Alain Mwishingo (Université Catholique de Bukavu)

In person

3

Effect Of A Handwashing With Soap And Water Treatment Intervention On  Severe Diarrhea In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo: Randomized  Controlled Trial Of The Preventive Intervention For Cholera For 7 Days  (PICHA7) Program

Christine Marie George (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, USA), Alain Mwishingo (Université Catholique  de Bukavu, DRC), Kelly Endres (Johns Hopkins School of P,ublic Health, USA), Presence Sanvura (Université  Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Blessing Muderhwa Banywesize (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Jean Claude Bisimwa (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Camille Williams (Johns Hopkins School of Public  Health, USA), Jamie Perin (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, USA), Raissa Boroto (Université Catholique  de Bukavu, DRC), Gisèle Nsimire (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Feza Rugusha (Université Catholique  de Bukavu, DRC), Freddy Endeleya (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Pacifique Kitumaini (Université  Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Claude Lunyelunye (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Jessy Timsifu  (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Brigitte Munyerenkana (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Justin  Bengehya (Ministry of Health Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC), Ghislain Maheshe (Provincial Hospital  of Bukavu, DRC), Cirhuza Cikomola (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Lucien Bisimwa (Université  Catholique de Bukavu, DRC)

Online

4

A Quantitative And Qualitative Program Evaluation Of A Case-Area  Targeted Intervention To Reduce Cholera In Eastern Democratic Republic  Of The Congo

Kelly Endres (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA), Alain Mwishingo (Université Catholique  de Bukavu, DRC), Elizabeth Thomas (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA), Raissa Boroto  (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Wivine Ntumba Nyarukanyi (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC),  Jean-Claude Bisimwa (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Presence Sanvura (Université Catholique de  Bukavu, DRC), Jamie Perin (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA), Justin Bengehya  (Ministère de la Santé Publique, DRC), Ghislain Maheshe (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Cirhuza  Cikomola (Université Catholique de Bukavu, DRC), Christine Marie George (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of  Public Health, USA)

Q&A

11:00-11:30

Break

11:30-12:30

Water

Christian  

Snoad, Save  

the Children

In person

5

Analysis Of Groundwater Resource Management And Climate In Somali  Region, Ethiopia.

Pauline Jurczak (Groundwater Relief, UK), Pr Seifu Kebede (Centre of Water Resources Research, University of  KwaZulu Natal, South Africa), Will Veness (Imperial College London, UK), Simran Johal (Groundwater  Relief member, UK), Paolo Losi (MSF, Ethiopia), Lucy Whitley (Groundwater Relief, UK), Geraint Burrows  (Groundwater Relief, UK), Mauricio Melati (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) Elizabeth Jordan (Ruden AS, UK), Caroline Wainwright (Imperial College London, UK), Ross Maidment  (University of Reading, UK), Melissa Maisonneuve (Groundwater Relief member, UK), Jennifer Davis (GWR, UK),  Caroline Chestnutt (Groundwater Relief member, UK)

In person

6

Improving Access To Water And Hygiene In A Context Of Insecurity In  Centre Nord, Burkina Faso

Gilles Waongo (Save the Children, Burkina Faso), Joseph Sibiri Congo (Save the Children, Burkina Faso),  Meghan Pollak (Save the Children USA), Julia Randle (Save the Children, USA)

Online

7

Conflict And Governance - The Role Of Groundwater In Addressing  Fragility And Enhancing Resilience In The Borderlands Of The Horn Of  Africa

Nancy Balfour (Centre for Humanitarian Change, Kenya), Edinah Samuel (freelance researcher and CHC  associate, Kenya)

Online

8

Impact Of Elevated Groundwater Iron Levels On Chlorine Treatment  Efficacy In Humanitarian Settings: Insights From Cox's Bazar Rohingya  Camps, Bangladesh

Nuhu Amin (icddr,b, Bangladesh) Md. Ahshanul Haque(icddr,b, Bangladesh), Mahbubur Rahman (icddr,b,  Bangladesh)

Q&A

12:30-13:00

Espresso: Water

Guillaume  

Pierrehumbert,  ICRC

Espresso/  

In person

9

Identifying Gaps In Emergency Drinking Water Quality Resources And  Capacity Strengthening Needs: A Rapid Desk Review And Stakeholder  Consultations

Samantha Wind (PRO-WASH & SCALE, United States), Christian Snoad (Save the Children, Panama), Nicole  Weber (PRO-WASH & SCALE, United States)

Espresso/  

In person

10

Water, Sanitation And Hygiene Interventions And Mass Drug  Administration For Schistosomiasis Elimination In Pemba, Tanzania: An  Intervention Study

Lydia Trippler (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, and University of Basel, Switzerland), Jan Hattendorf  (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, and University of Basel, Switzerland), Naomi Chi Ndum (Swiss  Tropical and Public Health Institute, and University of Basel, Switzerland), Mohammed Nassor Ali (Public  Health Laboratory – Ivo de Carneri, Pemba, Tanzania), Saleh Juma (Neglected Diseases Program, Pemba,  Tanzania), Fatma Kabole (Neglected Diseases Program, Unguja, Tanzania), Khamis Rashid Suleiman (Public  Health Laboratory – Ivo de Carneri, Pemba, Tanzania), Ulfat Mohammed (Public Health Laboratory – Ivo de  Carneri, Pemba, Tanzania), Anisa Ali (Public Health Laboratory – Ivo de Carneri, Pemba, Tanzania), Said  Mohammed Ali (Public Health Laboratory – Ivo de Carneri, Pemba, Tanzania), Stefanie Knopp (Swiss Tropical  and Public Health Institute, and University of Basel, Switzerland)

Espresso/  

Online

11

Groundwater Sustainability & Water Supply Monitoring In Rohingya Camps  In Ukhiya & Teknaf Area, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Md. Mostafizur Rahman (DPHE, Bangladesh), Md. Shajedur Rahman (DPHE-UNICEF, Bangladesh), Md.  Shahidul Islam (DPHE, Bangladesh), Tareq Chowdury (DU, Bangladesh)

Espresso/  

In person

12

Applying Systems Thinking Approaches For Integrated Water Services  Assessment In Humanitarian Crises: A Case Study On Venezuela

Emma Houiellebecq (University of Cambridge, UK), Federico Sittaro (International Committee of the Red Cross,  Switzerland)

Q&A

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:00

Inclusion 

Sara Ubbiali,  

EAWAG

In person

13

From Research To Action: Learning From Older People With Incontinence  Across Eleven Humanitarian Contexts

Andrew Kavala (MANEPO, Malawi), Marion Staunton (Help Age, UK), Diana Hiscock (Help Age, UK), Michelle  Farringdon (Oxfam, UK), Raissa Azzalini (Oxfam, UK)

Online

14

Feasibility Study Of A Menstrual Health Behaviour Change Intervention For  People With Intellectual Disabilities And Their Caregivers For Vanuatu’s  Humanitarian Responses

Jane Wilbur (LSHTM, UK), Relvie Poilapa (World Vision, Vanuatu), Chloe Morrison (Independent Consultant,  Australia)

Online

15

Practical Approaches For Including People With Disabilities And  Incontinence In Humanitarian WASH

Brian Reed (Freelance, United Kingdom), tba (NCA, Norway), tbc (Oxfam, Kenya)

Online

16

The Impact Of Climate Hazards On Sanitation Experiences And Personal  Hygiene Of Persons With Disabilities In Bangladesh: A Mixed-Methods  Study

Shahpara Nawaz (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Dewan Muhammad Shoaib (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Mehedi Hasan  (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Bithy Podder (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Arka Goshami (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Tasnia Alam  Upoma (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Mahbub-Ul Alam (icddr,b, Bangladesh & University of Leeds, UK), Jane Wilbur  (LSHTM, UK)

Q&A

15:00-15:30

Break

15:30-16:30

Climate change and 

sustainability

Andy Bastable,  Oxfam

In person

17

Reducing environmental impacts in humanitarian operations with the aid  of a new open source GHG Calculation tool developed by GTH (SDC – UNHCR – EPFL initiative)

Cara Tobin (EPFL EssentialTech, Switzerland), Natalia Montoya (EPFL, Switzerland), Manuel Krahenbuhl  (UNHCR Geneva Technical Hub, Switzerland), Diana Benato (UNHCR, HQ in Switzerland)

Online

18

Analysing MSF’s Flood Risk Management Process during the 2019 and  2020 Floods in Pibor, South Sudan

Rob D'hondt (MSF OCB, Belgium), Mabior Abraham Reech (Ministry of Health, South Sudan), Claudia Nieto  Sanchez (Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium), Umberto Pellecchia (MSF LuxOR, Belgium)

In person

19

Reinventing the toilet: rethinking the way we plan for and implement  toilets (and bathing spaces)?

Philippe Reymond (Geneva Technical Hub - UNHCR/SDC, Switzerland)

Online

20

Advancing Emergency WASH Practices: Insights from an AI-Driven  Research Study on Climate-Induced Vulnerabilities in India focusing on  Heatwaves

Zoya Kidwai (STS Global, India), Shreyasi Neogi (STS Global, India)

Q&A

16:30-16:45

Closing remarks

Christoph Luthi, EAWAG

17:00-18:00

Tour by EAWAG

Join us for a tour of one of Switzerland's most water and energy sustainable buildings

Christoph Luthi, EAWAG

19:30 onwards

HIF Social Event

Join us at the Swiss National Museum Bistro & Foyer, Museumstrasse 2, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

Hosted by HIF, EAWAG and the EEHF

Thursday 16th May

Timings

Topic

Chair

Format

#

Speakers

Title

09:00-09:30

Invited Speaker

Sera Young , Northwestern University & LSHTM

Household Water Insecurity

09:30-10:30

Conflict 

Omar El  

Hattab,  

UNICEF

In person

21

Rapid Disease Modelling In Emergencies: Lessons Learned About  Waterborne Diseases In Gaza.

David Kaelin, (International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland), Mark Zeitoun, (Geneva water Hub,  Switzerland), Maia Tarnas, (UC Irvine , USA) , Darash Desai, (Boston University, USA), Aula Abbara, ( UCL, UK /  MSF, NL), Federico Sittaro, (International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland)

In person

22

Health Impact Assessment: How To Separate The Urgent From The  Important. Long Term Public Health Planning In Protracted Humanitarian  Crisis. Lesson Learnt From Gaza (Pre-Oct 23)

Federico Sittaro, (International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland), Mirko Winkler, (Swiss Tropical Public  Health Institute, Switzerland), Curdin Brugger, (Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute, Switzerland), Tammo Van  Gastel, (International Committee of the Red Cross, Israel), Raul Vargas, (International Committee of the Red  Cross, Palestine)

In person

23

Household Level Drinking Water And Groundwater Quality In The Gaza  Strip

Curdin Brugger (Swiss TPH, Switzerland), Michelle Salvisberger (Eawag, Switzerland), Federico Sittaro (ICRC,  Switzerland), Bassam Abu Hamad (Al Quds University, Gaza, Palestine), Mirko Winkler (Swiss TPH, Switzerland)

Espresso/  

Online

24

Community Platforms Commit To Solving Hygiene And Sanitation  Challenges In Conflict Zones

Souleymane Arouwani (Save the Children, Mali), Julia Randle (Save the Children, USA), Meghan Pollak (Save the  Children, USA), Aurelie Attard (Save the Children, USA), Oumar Toe (Save the Children, Mali)

Q&A

10:30-11:15

Malnutrition

Antonio Torres,  IOM

In person

25

Association Of Water, Sanitation And Hygiene (WASH), Animal Ownership  And Enteric Pathogen Exposure To Relapse To Acute Malnutrition (AM)  Following Recovery From Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Among  Children 6-59 Months In Mali, Somalia And South Sudan: A Prospective  Cohort Study

Lauren D’Mello-Guyett (LSHTM, UK), Sarah King (ACF, USA & CDC, USA), Sherifath Mama Chabi (ACF, Mali),  Feysal Absdisalan Mohamud (ACF, Somalia), Nancy Grace Lamaka (ACF, South Sudan), John Agong (ACF,  South Sudan), Malyun Mohamed (ACF, Somalia), Karim Koné (ACF, Mali), Karin Gallandat (LSHTM, UK), Bram  Riems (ACF, USA), Jackson Lwate Hasan (ACF, South Sudan), Lino Deng (ACF, South Sudan), Dimple Save  (ACF, South Sudan), Mesfin Gose (ACF, South Sudan), Sadik Mohamed (ACF, Somalia), Magloire Bunkembo  (ACF, Mali), Ellyn Yakowenko (ACF, USA & IRC, USA), Indi Trehan (University of Washington, USA) , Anastasia  Marshak (Tufts University, USA), Khamisa Ayoub (MoH, South Sudan), Ahmed Hersi Olad (MoH, Somalia),  Bagayogo Aliou (MoH, Mali), Heather Stobaugh (ACF, USA & Tufts University, USA), Oliver Cumming (LSHTM,  UK)

In person

26

Effect Of Integrating Household Water Treatment And Hygiene Promotion  Into The National Protocol For Management Of Acute Malnutrition Of  Senegal – A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

Oliver Cumming (LSHTM, UK), Laura Braun (LSHTM, UK), Matar Ba (ACF, Senegal), Albert Emile Cabo (ACF,  Senegal), Karin Gallandat (LSHTM, UK), Joseph Wells (LSHTM, UK), Delphine Leger (ACF, Senegal), Alou B  Traore (ACF, Senegal), Alexandre Devort (ACF, Senegal), Françoise Siroma Nse’e Nomsili (ACF, Senegal), Yahya  Gnokane (ACF, Senegal), Serigne Niang (ACF, Senegal), Djiby N’Diaye (ACF, Senegal), Térésa Cerveau (ACF  Sénégal), Severine Frisson (ACF, France), Maily Lê (ACF, France), Clara MacLeod (LSHTM, UK), Bibata  Wassonguema (ACF, France), Elizabeth Allen (LSHTM, UK), Jean Lapègue (ACF, France), Stéphanie Stern (ACF,  France), Charles Opondo (LSHTM, UK), Antonio V Brizuela (ACF, Spain), Moustapha Seye (LARTES, Senegal),  Dieynaba S N’Diaye (ACF, France)

Espresso/  

In person

27

The Economic Burden Of Diarrhoea In Severe Acute Malnutrition With  Complications: A Cost Analysis Of Inpatient Children Aged 6 To 59 Months  In Northern Senegal

Bibata Wassonguema (Action Contre la Faim, France and Paris Cité University, France), Dieynaba S. N’Diaye  (Action Contre la Faim, France), Morgane Michel (Paris Cité University and Robert Debré Hospital), Laure  Ngabirano (Action Contre la Faim, France), Severine Frison (Action Contre la Faim, France), Matar BA(Action  Contre la Faim, Senegal), Françoise Siroma (Action Contre la Faim, France), Antonio V Brizuela (Action Contre  la Faim, Spain), Martine Audibert (Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International,  Karine Chevreul (Paris Cité University and Robert Debré Hospital)

Q&A

11:15-11:45

Break

11:45-12:30

Wastewater surveillance and waste

management

Cecile  

Renaudin, MSF

In person

28

Medical Waste Management In Humanitarian Crisis And Disease  Outbreak Affected Areas Of Northwest Syria (NWS)

Salahuddin Ahmmed (IOM, Turkiye), Zerrin Alkan (IOM, Turkiye), Joseph Chlela (IOM, Turkiye)

Online

29

SARS-Cov-2 And Enteric Pathogen Environmental Surveillance In Cox's  Bazar, Bangladesh: Challenges And Opportunities

Nuhu Amin (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Ziaur Rahman (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Rezaul Hasan (icddr,b, Bangladesh),  Rehnuma Haque (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Mohammed Ziaur Rahman (icddr,b, Bangladesh), Suraja Raj (Emory  University, USA), Pengbo Liu (Emory University, USA), Yuke Wang (Emory University, USA), Marlene Wolfe  (Emory University, USA), Stephen Patrick Hilton (Emory University, USA), Mahbubur Rahman (IEDCR,  Bangladesh), Ahmed Nawsher Alam (IEDCR, Bangladesh), Zakir Hossain Habib (IEDCR, Bangladesh), Aninda  Rahman (DGHS, Bangladesh), David Otieno (WHO, Bangladesh), Mohammed Feroz Hayat Khan (WHO,  Bangladesh), Mahbubur Rahman (icddr,b, Bangladesh),, Megan Diamond (Rockefeller Foundation, USA),  Tahmina Shirin (IEDCR, Bangladesh), Christine L Moe (Emory University, USA)

In person

30

SARS-CoV-2 And HPAI Waste Effluent Surveillance In Abidjan, Côte  d'Ivoire

Ellélé Aimé Marius Yapi (AFROHUN, Cote d'Ivoire), Arsène Mossoun Mossoun (AFROHUN, Cote d'Ivoire), Tizié  Thierry Zan-Bi (AFROHUN, Cote d'Ivoire), Arlette Olaby Dindé (AFROHUN, Cote d'Ivoire), Landry Gokou Gossé

(AFROHUN, Cote d'Ivoire), Kyle Bibby (Duke, USA), Bruno M. Ghersi (Tufts, USA), Tristan Burgess (CWS, USA),  Jonathon Gass (Tufts, USA), Hellen Amuguni (Tufts, USA), Diafuka Saila-Ngita (Tufts, USA), Akissi Olga  (AFROHUN, Cote d'Ivoire), Danièle Konan (AFROHUN, Cote d'Ivoire), Daniele Lantagne (Tufts, USA)

Q&A

12:30-13:00

Panel discussion

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:00

Hygiene

Dieynaba  

N'Diaye, ACF

In person

31

Lessons Learned From WASH’Em Pilot In DRC

Franck Flachenberg, (Concern Worldwide, Ireland), Paolo Sordini (Concern Worldwide, Ireland)

In person

32

A Comparison Of Surprise Soap Interventions And Traditional Soap With  Health-Based Messaging On Increasing Children’s Rate Of HWWS:  Results From Two Cluster-Randomised Controlled Equivalence Trials

Julie Watson (LSHTM, UK), Christian Snoad, (Save the Children, UK), Ibtihal Mohammed-Elhassan Osman (Care  International, Sudan), Mohamed Abdu Haji (ACF, Somalia), Mohamed Rashid Sheikh (ACF, Somalia), Feysal  Abdisalan Mohamud (ACF, Somalia), Salman Yasin Ali (ACF, Somalia), Oliver Cumming (LSHTM, UK)

Online

33

Determinants Of Hand Hygiene Behaviours In Flood-Affected Areas Of  South-Sudan And Drought-Affected Areas If Somalia: A Formative  Research Study

Jihaan Hassan (SIMAD University, Somalia), Chol Bak Wol (Bridge Network Organisation, South Sudan), Bashiru  Garba (SIMAD University, Somalia & Usmanu Danfodiyo Unviersity, Somalia), Zakaria Wol Aluk (Bridge Network  Organisation, South Sudan), India Hotopf (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK), Jamal  Hassan Mohamoud (SIMAD University, Somalia), Hassan Abdullahi Dahie (SIMAD University, Somalia),  Mohamed Hussein Adam (SIMAD University, Somalia), Daud Ibrahim Ahmed (SIMAD University, Somalia), Najib  Isse Dirie (Usmanu Danfodiyo Unviersity, Somalia), Fiona Majorin (London School of Hygiene & Tropical  Medicine, London, UK)

Espresso/  

Online

34

Applying SBCC expert’s best practices to fragile context: an example of  innovation handwashing campaign in North Kivu Province, Democratic  Republic of Congo

Ange Byabuze (Concern, DRC), Paolo Sordini (Concern, Ireland), Franck Flachenberg (Concern, Ireland)

Espresso/  

Online

35

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Experiences and Needs of Women with  Obstetric-Fistula-Induced Incontinence in Humanitarian Settings in  Ghana

Samuel Adjorlolo (Research and Grant Institute of Ghana, Ghana), Innes Agbenu, (University of Ghana, Ghana),  Obed Asamoah Kissi (Research and Grant Institute of Ghana)

Q&A

15:00-15:30

Break

15:30-16:30

FSM

Christoph  

Luthi, EAWAG

Online

36

Fecal Sludge Laboratories At Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Response, Initiative  For Environmental Sustainability To 163 Fecal Sludge Treatment Plants

Md. Mostafizur Rahman (DPHE, Bangladesh), Mohammad Abdul Kaium (WB, Bangladesh), Md Shahidul Islam  (DPHE, Bangladesh), Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury (IFRC, Bangladesh), Nasir Un Dipu (BDRCS, Bangladesh),  Safwatul Haque Niloy (OXFAM, Bangladesh), Grover Hector Mamani (UNHCR, Bangladesh), Ushin Fatima  (BRAC, Bangladesh), Christopher Friedrich (EAWAG, Switzerland)

In person

37

Effectiveness Evaluation Of Bio-Additives To Reduce Sludge Accumulation  At Source In Informal Settlements In Lebanon

Marine Ricau (Tufts University, France), Daniele Lantagne (Tufts University, USA), Mayssam Nasser (SI,  Lebanon), Nour Ghuneim (SI, Lebanon), Baptiste Lecuyot (SI, France)

Online

38

Learning From Planning, Designing And Construction Of Large-Scale Fecal  Sludge Treatment Plant For Teknaf Refugee Camps

Al Rahat (OXFAM , Bangladesh), Araf Al Saad (OXFAM , Bangladesh),Grover Hector Mamani Casilla (UNHCR),  Safwatul Haque Niloy (OXFAM, Bangladesh)

Online

39

How Faecal Sludge Emptying Technology Impacts The Occupational  Health Risk To Sanitation Workers: A Case Study Of The Mega FSTP 2  Catchment Area In Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh.

Rehema Nannozi (NWSC, Uganda), Claire Furlong (IHE, UK), Folake Monsurat Babalola (IHE, Nigeria), Zahid  Hayat Mahmud ( icddr,b, Bangladesh, Christine Maria Hooijmans (IHE, Netherlands)

Q&A

16:30-17:00

Closing remarks

Andy Bastable, Oxfam & Lauren D'Mello-Guyett, LSHTM

Friday 17th May Innovation Showcase

Timings

Topic

Chair

Format

#

Title

Speakers

Room 1

09:00:09:10

Introductions

Mambwe Challa, ELRHA

09:10-10:00

Waste management

Christian  

Snoad, Save  

the Children

In person

1

Greening Humanitarian Response Through Repair, Recovery, And  Recycling Of Solar E-Waste In Displacement Settings

Gemma Arthurson (IOM, Switzerland), Juan Quintero (IOM, Switzerland), Eva Mach (IOM, Switzerland)

In person

2

Briquettes

Arthur Laigret (Norwagian Church Aid, Nigeria), Esther John (Norwegian Church Aid, Nigeria), Jane Maonga  (Norwegian Church Aid, Norway), Ioannis Georgiadis (Norwegian Church Aid, Norway), Michele Vecchi  (Norwegian Church Aid, Norway)

Online

3

Waste-to-Wealth Circularity for Climate Change Mitigation and  Adaptation in Tanzania. A Case of Taka Ni Mali Project, Ilala City Council,  Dar Es Salaam Tanzania.

Mturi James (Amref Health Africa, Tanzania)

Q&A

Interactive Voting

10:00:10:40

FSM

James Ray,  

MedAir

In person

4

Pre-treatment separator

Bara Wahbeh (AKYAS, Jordan), ChingMan Mui (AKYAS, HK), Sophia Tan (AKYAS, Singapore), Samuel Tell  (AKYAS, USA).

In person

5

Green Fecal Sludge Management System (Green FSM)

Mostak Hussain (Save the Children, Bangladesh), Md. Abdus Samad (Save the Children, Bangladesh),  Muhammed Irfan (Save the Children, Bangladesh), Md. Fuhad Mollah (Save the Children, Bangladesh), Md.  Hasmotullah (Save the Children, Bangladesh)

Q&A

Interactive Voting

10:40-11:00

Break

11:00-12:00

WASH Systems and Programmes

Mambwe  

Challa, ELRHA

In person

6

Reemi’s Zero Waste MHM Solution: Self-Sterilising Reusable Period  Underwear, MHM Washing Bag And MHM Drying Bag

Raissa Azzalini (Oxfam, UK), Kristina Czura (University of Groningen, Netherlands) Silvia Castro (LMU Munich,  Germany), Carolin Formella (LMU Munich, Germany), Emily Au-Young (Reemi, NZ)

In person

7

A Triple Nexus Approach To Resolve The Potential Conflict On  Groundwater Use Between Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Nationals And  Bangladeshi Host Communities.

Nargis Akter (UNICEF, Bangladesh), Dr. Kazi Matin Uddin Ahmed (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Dr. Md.  Mahfuzur Rahman Khan (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Dr. Md. Bodruddoza Mia (University of Dhaka,  Bangladesh), Tareq Chowdhury (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Aynul Huda (UNICEF, Bangladesh), Bishnu  Pokhrel (UNICEF, Bangladesh), Rafael Van den Bergh (WHO, Belgium), Peter Maes (UNICEF, Bangladesh)

In person

8

A Systemic Approach Of A Multi-Component WASH Intervention In  Institutions Not Connected To Municipal Water Supply

Carola Bänziger (FHNW, Switzerland), Max Friedrich (Ranas, Switzerland), Anaïs Galli (Swiss Tropical and  Public Health Institute & University of Basel, Switzerland); Aboubacar Ballo (Terre des hommes, Mali), Hassane  Dembélé (Terre des hommes, Mali), Kamboulbé Dah (Terre des hommes, Burkina Faso), Alimata Ousséni Tall  (Terre des hommes, Burkina Faso), Mamadou Sory Keïta (Direction Regionale de la Santé Segou, Mali), Yaman  Abuzahra (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute & University of Basel, Switzerland), Andrea Tamas (Ranas,  Switzerland), Miriam Harter (Ranas, Switzerland), Kim Müller (FHNW, Switzerland), Zainab Abdulkarim (Terre de  hommes, Nigeria), Stefano Osti (Cesvi, Palestine), Ola Sa’o (Cesvi, Palestine), Issa Younan (Cesvi, Palestine),  Bruno Pascual (Terre des hommes, Switzerland), Maryna Peter (FHNW, Switzerland)

In person

9

Using Technology To Strengthen WASH In Conflict Zones To Combat  Climate Change And Cholera Outbreaks

Patrick Nyah (Global Community Rescue, Cameroon)

Q&A

12:00-12:15

Closing remarks

Mambwe Challa, ELRHA

Timings

Topic

Chair

Format

#

Title

Speakers

Room 2

09:00:09:10

Introductions

Esther Shaylor, UNICEF

09:10-10:00

Water Supply

Esther Shaylor,  UNICEF

In person

10

More Water More Life – Scaling Innovation For Impact In Eastern And  Southern Africa

Vijay Matta (UNICEF), Hanna Berhe (UNICEF), David Duncan (UNICEF), Farai Tunhuma (UNICEF), Esther  Shaylor (UNICEF)

Online

11

The Ongoing Struggle For Water Supply In Metche, Chad

Olivier Kamto (MSF, Cameroon), Paul Jawor (MSF, Spain)

Online

12

Waterkit Wallet

Denis Ogwang(WaterKit,Uganda), Ronald Obuku(WaterKit,Uganda), Jacob Okello(WaterKit,Uganda), Anita  Ogole(WaterKit,Uganda), Pearl Acio(WaterKit,Uganda)

Q&A

Interactive Voting

10:00-10:45

Knowledge Management

Esther Shaylor,  UNICEF

In person

13

WASH Hub - A Sector Wide Approach to Knowledge Management in  Humanitarian WASH

Rob Gensch (GTO, Germany) Thorsten Reckerzügl (GTO, Germany) Dan Meeking (CAWST, Canada) Toby Gould  (CAWST, Canada) Shirish Singh (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands) Marij Zwart (Netherlands  Red Cross, Netherlands) Claire Papin-Stammose (Solidarites International, France), Catherine Bourgault  (CAWST, Canada), Jutta Camargo (BORDA, Germany), Sara Ubbiali (EAWAG, Switzerland), Dorothee Spuhler  (OST, Switzerland and SuSanA Capacity Development, global)

In person

14

SANIHUB - Experiences from a global knowledge management initiative  on humanitarian sanitation

Shirish Singh (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands); Rob Gensch, Thorsten Reckerzügl (German  Toilet Organization, Germany); Marij Zwart (Netherlands Red Cross, Netherlands); Claire Papin-Stammose  (Solidarites International, France); Catherine Bourgault (CAWST, Canada); Jutta Camargo (Bremen Overseas  Research and Development Association, Germany); Dorothee Spuhler (Ostschweizer Fachhochschule Institut  für Umwelt- und Verfahrenstechnik, Switzerland - formerly with EAWAG); Sara Ubbiali (EAWAG, Switzerland)

In person

15

Upcoming: Compendium of Solid Waste Management in Humanitarian  Settings

Robert Gensch (German Toilet Organization, Germany), Alexandra Höhne (German Toilet Organization,  Germany), Dorian Tosi Robinson (Eawag, Switzerland), Adeline Mertenat (Eawag, Switzerland), Sara Ubbiali  (Eawag, Switzerland), Christian Zurbrügg (Eawag, Switzerland), Alexandra Machado (IFRC, Switzerland),  Manuel Krahenbuhl (Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, Switzerland), Helen Salvestrin (UNHCR, Switzerland), Lorenz  Ewers (arche noVa, Germany), Andrea Bindel (arche noVa, Germany), Julia Zeilinger (Austrian Red Cross,  Austria), Kit Dyer (UNICEF, Germany), Marta Kucharski (WFP, Italy)

Facilitated discussion and Q&A

10:45-11:00

Break

11:00-12:00

Water Quality

Daniele  

Lantagne, Tufts  University

In person

16

Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT)

Syed Imran Ali (York University, Canada), James E. Brown (York University, Canada), Michael De Santi (York  University, Canada), Usman T. Khan (York University, Canada), Mohamed Moselhy (York University, Canada),  Ngqabutho Zondo (York University, Canada), Jean-François Fesselet (Médecins Sans Frontières, The  Netherlands), James Orbinski (York University, Canada)

Online

17

Real-time remote water monitoring to improve water resources for  evidence-based planning.

Nigussie Yisma (World Vision, Somalia), Peter Hynes (World Vision, USA)

Online

18

Simple, Rapid Field Culture Test that Quantifies Vibrio cholerae Bacteria  in Drinking Water

Lisa Hirsh, Project Manager (Aquagenx, United States), Dr. Mark D. Sobsey, Chief Science Officer (Aquagenx,  United States), Dr. Fu-Chih Hsu, Senior Scientist (IEH Laboratories/Aquagenx, United States), Dr. Rebecca  Wong, Senior Scientist (IEH Laboratories/Aquagenx, United States), Dr. Afsar Ali, Consultant Senior Scientist  (University of Florida, United States)

Online

19

Aquagenx ESBL Compartment Bag Test and Aquagenx ESBL GEL

Emily Bailey (Campbell University, United States of America)

Q&A

Interactive Voting

12:00-12:15

Closing remarks

Esther Shaylor, UNICEF

Funders and Supporters

Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
Care
ICRC
IFRC
IRC
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Oxfam
Save the Children
Solidarites International
UNHCR
UNICEF
WASH Cluster
EAWAG
IOM
Elrha

Stay up to date

Get updates on the EEHF call for abstracts and when presentations and resources become available.

Sign up to our newsletter