Emergency Response Units (ERU’s) IFRC disaster response tool since 1996 Ready for very quick deployment Trained Personnel Standardised, prepacked Equipment Self-sustainable Operation up to 4 months

Emergency Response Units (ERU’s) Water and Sanitation (41 deployments until 2005) Basic Health Care Referral Hospital Facilities Relief Logistics Telecommunication and IT

ERU Water and Sanitation The ERU is composed of 4 Modules - Treatment and Supply module - Distribution and Trucking module - Specialized Water and Sanitation module - Mass Sanitation module

ERU Water and Sanitation Module treatment and supply Provides 600.000 litres drinking water per day for 40.000 beneficiaries in emergency situations The module can be broken down in kits for 10.000 / 20.000 beneficiaries

ERU Water and Sanitation Module distribution and trucking Transport and distribution of drinking water (75.000 litres/day) to beneficiaries in remote areas

ERU Water and Sanitation Module specialized water and sanitation Drinking water (120.000 litres per day) and sanitation for health facilities and smaller populations (up to 15.000)

ERU Water and Sanitation Module mass sanitation Basic sanitation facilities to a population of 20.000 beneficiaries in emergency situations

ERU Water and Sanitation National Societies providing WatSan ERUs: Austrian Red Cross: Treatment and supply, distribution and trucking, specialized water and sanitation, mass sanitation British Red Cross: Mass sanitation French Red Cross: Treatment and supply, distribution and trucking German Red Cross: Treatment and supply, distribution and trucking, specialized water and sanitation, mass sanitation Spanish Red Cross: Specialized water and sanitation Swedish Red Cross: Treatment and supply, distribution and trucking, mass sanitation