Water and sanitation in a conflict environment: Lessons from Syria

GOAL has been running a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programme in northern Syria, focusing on improving water supply by working with existing water utilities to return water distribution to pre-conflict operational standards. IMC has supported the programme with technical assistance for the development of a cost-recovery system. The aim of IMC’s assistance is to increase the resilience of water supplies by reducing reliance on external funding sources. In this podcast, senior Communications & Knowledge Management Consultant at IMC Worldwide, Sajid Chowdhury is joined by Andre Steele, Principal Engineering Consultant and WASH expert, and by Zahed Yousuf, Technical Director of Governance & Peace Sensitivity. Niall Boot, the Global WASH Advisor for GOAL also contributes over Skype.