Trend Sheet #11:Building Resilience by addressing WASH in migration
This Trend Sheet explores how integrated, inclusive WASH solutions are offering not just a short-term fix but building long-term resilience for those in camps, and for the communities that host them.
Millions of people around the world are forcibly displaced, both within their own countries and across international borders. This displacement is driven by a range of factors, including conflict, persecution, climate change, and natural disasters.
In humanitarian emergencies, clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are more than just services for the world´s displaced - they are lifelines. Yet too often, these services are managed in isolation, designed for short-term relief without sustainable long-term perspective. But as displacement becomes protracted, hence the sector is shifting to integrated, resilient solutions that bridge humanitarian relief, development, and peacebuilding. The “triple nexus” is about saving lives now and building systems that last.
This Trend Sheet #11 explores how integrated, inclusive WASH solutions are offering not just a short-term fix but building long-term resilience for those in camps, and for the communities that host them.