Presentation Plan:
1. Damascus City Water Sources.
2. The Situation of water services during crisis.
3. Damascus Water Emergency Response Plan.
4. Lessons Learned.
The situation of water services during crisis:
- From 2014 till 2016, Figeh spring and part of Barada spring main pipeline were under opposition control.
- Barada spring, Haramoon boreholes and Damascus boreholes were under the government control.
- Figeh spring and Barada spring main pipeline were hard to reach areas.
- During the mentioned period, water was used for political reasons and it affected the civilians of Damascus.
- On December 2016, 4.5 to 5 million people in Damascus and its surroundings had their main water sources cut, starting from 22nd of December for 40 days.
- The role of humanitarian actors (SARC, ICRC, NorCross & UNICEF) in cooperation with Damascus Water Board.
English