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PART II: WATeR, SANITATION & HyGIeNe

to sufficient water supply. The needs of people in protracted returnees and the resident and hosting populations are
displacement in Anbar, Baghdad and Kirkuk Governorates expected to require immediate emergency provision of safe
remain acute, both in camps and collective centres. Some of drinking water as well as emergency sanitation, including
these areas have had complex access restrictions, particularly in solid waste management, until more durable solutions
Anbar, making a standard WASH emergency response difficult can be found. Full engagement and involvement with the
to achieve. Increased displacements are expected from Kirkuk government on these projects will be key to ensuring long
Governorate as a result of the ongoing conflict, in particular term improvements in the living standards of the affected
Hawiga District, and will likely require emergency WASH communities.
services. Rehabilitation of water supply infrastructure feeding For those facing protracted displacement in the Kurdistan
newly retaken communities, camps and out-of-camp settings, Region of Iraq, the situation has not significantly changed
paired with adequate sanitation and hygiene promotion is key from the previous year, with approximately 0.7 million
to reduce vulnerability to water borne diseases.
people requiring WASH services. Of these, 0.3 million
Returnees and resident communities in areas recently are IDPs in camps, where basic WASH services are already
retaken from ISIL are in need of extensive WASH being provided. These services need to be maintained and
assistance. With much of the water supply infrastructure expanded throughout 2017 to ensure reliable access to water
damaged in conflict-affected areas close to Mosul, regular and sanitation for all IDPs present.
supply of safe drinking water is not available. 1.6 million

REHABILITATION WORK FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANTS

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About
20 water treatment plants need rehabilitation

work to provide at least 21,000 m /h of water
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for people affected by Mosul operations

WASH

PEOPLE IN NEED OF WASH ASSISTANCE PER GOVERNORATE POPULATION IN NEED FOR WASH ASSISTANCE

Ninewa 2.3M
Anbar 1.6M
Salah-al-Din 799k
Kirkuk 421k
Dahuk 321k 20%
Diyala 313k
Erbil 199k
Baghdad 177k
Najaf 60k of the national population is
Babylon 47k estimated to require WASH assistance.