Evaluation of WASH at Sana’a university as per IWRM perspective

Other Title(s)

تقييم المياه والإصحاح البيئي (WASH)‎ في جامعة صنعاء

Joint Authors

Mubarak, Zamzam Abduh Yahya
al-Nuzaili, Fadl A.
al-Jilani, Usamah
al-Habashi, Tariq H.

Source

Journal of Science and Technology

Issue

Vol. 25, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.45-72, 28 p.

Publisher

University of Science and Technology Faculty of Computing and Engineering

Publication Date

2020-12-31

Country of Publication

Yemen

No. of Pages

28

Main Subjects

Engineering & Technology Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

Abstract EN

The Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is considered to be a key in achieving a sustainable improved WASH sector.

Water supply and sanitation are among the most essential sectors of development Enhancement of community water supplies and sanitation results in improved social, economic conditions and health.

Students are likely to be affected in different ways by inadequate Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions in schools and universities, so this may contribute to reduce in getting the right learning opportunities.

Due to the importance of the WASH sector in improving the community’s level and standards, this paper will help to assess the WASH at Sana’a University.

A multi-disciplinary approach to reach the objective targeted in this paper has been used; an intensive literature review has been done, a closedended questionnaire was developed with the help of some INGOs standards such as WHO, UNICEF and Sphere to collect the required data from the beneficiaries, a checklist was developed and used to acquire the required data and information from the fields and meet face-to-face with the key informants of each faculty, and all the collected data and information are analyzed with the help of Kobo Toolbox.

The findings of the research showed that water shortages and inadequate sanitation were due to weak infrastructure although its own a very strong infrastructure; systems were not repaired or maintained and fell into disuse.

In addition, the water supply shortages were also due to insufficient water capacity, physical contaminated existing water sources, lack of communication between university officials, and the obstacles to (WASH) sector which include lack of human resources, lack of financial resources, and unclear roles and responsibilities.

The recommendation was based on the findings and related issues with water institution, water sector and resource, sanitation, and hygiene in addition to NGOs to support the university WASH infrastructure.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Jilani, Usamah& al-Nuzaili, Fadl A.& al-Habashi, Tariq H.& Mubarak, Zamzam Abduh Yahya. 2020. Evaluation of WASH at Sana’a university as per IWRM perspective. Journal of Science and Technology،Vol. 25, no. 2, pp.45-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1314576

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Jilani, Usamah…[et al.]. Evaluation of WASH at Sana’a university as per IWRM perspective. Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 25, no. 2 (2020), pp.45-72.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Jilani, Usamah& al-Nuzaili, Fadl A.& al-Habashi, Tariq H.& Mubarak, Zamzam Abduh Yahya. Evaluation of WASH at Sana’a university as per IWRM perspective. Journal of Science and Technology. 2020. Vol. 25, no. 2, pp.45-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1314576

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 71-72

Record ID

BIM-1314576