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About Water Safety
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Pacific Water Safety Plans Programme
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Pacific Water Safety Plans Programme
Growing segments of the populations are continuously at risk to water borne diseases (through polluted drinking ,coastal as well as surface waters) This is compounded by a lack of information needed for water resource development and protection as well as a lack of awareness of he problems associated with contaminated water.
The introduction of Water safety Plan concept in Pacific Island Countries will address all aspects in drinking water supply through an integrated approach with a focus on the control of abstraction, treatment and delivery of drinking water.
G0AL
To reduce the risk of water related diseases in the Pacific Island Countries.
OBJECTIVE
To promote a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach in the Pacific region that encompasses all steps in the water supply, from catchment to consumer, to ensure the access to safe drinking water.
BENEFICIARIES:
SOPAC and WHO Pacific member countries will benefit from this project which will be implemented through demonstration in four of the above Pacific countries. The project is for two years initially but will be replicated in other Pacific countries.
Implementing Agencies
The project will be implemented under the Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Water Management as contribution to the implementation of the Pacific Regional Action Plan. The project will be for two years initially but replication in other countries will follow.
Lead organisation for this particular programme are the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) , the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Institute Of Applied Sciences (IAS) (USP)
The two Officers recruited for this programme are Mr. Davendra Nath -(davendra@sopac.org) Programme Officer, Water Safety Plans,(SOPAC) and Mr. Mitesh Mudliar , Programme Assistant ,(WHO). Other officers who will providing assistance from SOPAC and WHO are ;
Marc Overmars. Water Advisor, SOPAC.
Steven Iddings , Environmental Engineer , WHO South Pacific Office.
Sarah Davis, Water Engineer, SOPAC
Tasleem Hassan , Water Quality Officer, SOPAC.
Any of the above mentioned officers may be contacted at their respective offices in regards to
the above project.
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