Validation Workshop
Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan
(EPRP) in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH)
The WASH Sector in Ghana
Accra, Ghana
September 12 2013
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Architecture of the EPRP
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IV.
Background
Introduction
Vision, Mission, and Value
Objectives & Strategies
V. Mandates
5.1. International Policies and Regulations
5.2. National Policies and Regulations
VI. WASH Stakeholder analysis
6.1.
Government agencies & ministries
6.2.
Non-governmental partners
6.2.1. Non-governmental organizations
6.2.2. Multilateral Organizations
6.2.3. Bilateral Donor Agencies
6.3.
Users & Targeted Beneficiaries of WASH EPRP document
6.3.1. Users of WASH EPRP
6.3.2. Priority of WASH EPRP
VII. Hazard mapping & Risk Analysis
7.1. Floods
7.2. Cholera outbreak in Ghana
7.3. Refugee Influx from neighboring countries
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Architecture of the EPRP
VIII. Emergency Scenario
8.1. Northern Region
8.2. Upper East Region
8.3. Brong Ahafo Region
8.4. Upper West Region
8.5 Western Region
8.6. Central Region
8.8. Greater Accra Region
8.9. Ashanti Region
8.10. Eastern Region
Planning Assumption:
IX. Standard Operation Procedures in Case of Emergency
9.1. In case of large-scale emergency
9.2. In case of small-scale emergency
Chapter 10. Preparedness Activity
XI. Coordination Mechanism
XII. Priority of WASH Intervention
Priority of WASH interventions
Chapter 13. Minimum Standards for WASH Support
Chapter 14. Monitoring & Evaluation
Annex 1. Government Ministries
Annex 2. Non-governmental Organization
Annex 3. United Nations Agencies in Ghana
Annex 4. Annex 5b-TOR WinE TWG Ghana & Secretariat 25.02.2013
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Introduction of WASH EPRP
• Description of the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
(WASH) system
• Mapping of hazards, potential disaster &
emergencies
• Management decision on the tolerable risk
caused by various emergencies
• Reduction of the risk to the tolerable level by
comprehensive WASH management decisions.
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General Objectives
the main objective of WASH Emergency Preparedness
and Response Plan (EPRP) is:
To guide the action of The Government of Ghana and its
partners in a concerted effort to deploy comprehensive
strategies in response to WASH in emergency situations.
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The specific objectives of WASH Emergency Preparedness and
Response Plan are:
1.To provide a reference document to guide WASH interventions before,
during and after emergencies.
2.To set standards for preventive practices of emergencies through
periodic simulation exercises.
3.To raise public awareness on the realities of emergencies and practice
prevention and control mechanism.
4.To integrate WASH risk reduction measures in all disaster response
plans or situation.
5.To adopt appropriate technology for WASH in Emergency response
6.To provide adequate levels of commodities and logistics prior to
emergency response situation.
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SCENARIOS
REGIONS
POTENTIAL EMERGENCIES
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Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
BA R
Refugee Influx and Cholera
ER
Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
UE R
Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
UW R
Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
CR
Refugee Influx ,Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
WR
Refugee Influx ,Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
AR
Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
GAR
Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
VR
Refugee Influx ,Cholera, floods and ethnic conflict
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Thank you for your attention
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