- WASH Sector Coordination Meeting - MS Teams Meeting - Date: 28 September 2020 - WASH Sector, BRAC, CA, UNDP, ANANDO, Solidar Suisse, IOM, SCI, ICRC, DSK, NGOF, ECHO, WV, AGRAJATRA, UNICEF, ACF, HYSAWA, Welthungerhilfe, AR/EKATA, HEKS/EPER, DPHE Agenda: - Welcome / introduction (Julien/Ritthick 5min) - Update from DPHE on Government WASH projects (Asif/Ritthick – 15/20 min) - WASH sector priorities (until the end of the year) (Julien – 25/30 min) - WASH in Health updates: Covid-19 and AWD (Mariangela – 15/20 min) - SWM: landfill use (Marta – 10/12 min) - Finding from NPM: Needs and population monitoring (Tessa – 10/12 min) - AOB Agenda Discussion Action Points - A welcome note was shared by WASH Sector Coordinator and DPHE XEN. - It was mentioned that in the current situation, mini group meeting (maximum 10 people) at DPHE meeting room Welcome maintaining safety issues (hand washing, safe distance, temperature checking & mask using) could be held in coming weeks. WB funded EMCR project update: - Partners are requested to update DPHE before dry season - 4 Mobile Water Treatment Plant has arrived at DPHE from WB funded EMCR Project. The details about any potential locations of water refilling of the treatment plant was shared. - A suitable surface water source to commissioning it is under exploration process (Permanent - Within November 2020, the plant at camp 13 is expected to Update from structure/ source is preferred) be operational DPHE on ADB funded emergency assistance project update: Government - DPHE will share updated design of Omni-processor for WASH - In ADB Funded Emergency Assistance Project, Integrated Solid Waste Management Project at Camp 4 (Ext so that WASH sector can decentralize it among projects Camp 13 is expected to be complete by November 2020 & at Camp 04 (Ext.) by January 2021. other partners Omni-processor will be installed in these project areas. - Asif will be the focal person of observing GHWD 2020 & Water Tanker updates: National Sanitation Month. Partners are requested to avoid mass gathering during observing it. Page 1 of 4 - 7 Water Tanker has arrived at April 2020 to Serve Water Trucking, especially for Teknaf drought - Partners are requested to coordinate with HP TWG on it response. Out of that, 4 Water Tanker are being operated by UNHCR & 01 Water Tanker is being operated by IOM - DPHE along with WASH Sector & its partners will observe GHWD 2020 & National Sanitation Month maintaining all National Sanitation Month & Global Hand Washing Day Observation update: COVID-19 related safety issues - Bangladesh government has already circulated the theme of this year (2020) in Bengali, (Unnoto sanitation nischit kori, Corona virus mukto jibon gori/ We will build developed sanitation & we - Partners are requested to protect WASH Infrastructure will develop a corona virus free life) from different unwanted occurrence in the camps. - WASH sector WASTE Management is being led by Julien - Waste management will be a priority area this year priorities - Access to Ukhia Landfill for all partners (until the end - Advocacy for new landfill in Teknaf - T-Shirt & caps of the sector will be provided to CFPs of the year) - Continue discussion on drainage clearance between SMSD and WASH sector (under ISCG lead) for better & easy identification. All the CFPs will be - SWM technical advisor (review existing projects, assess gaps, identify priorities). supported by WASH Sector for full integration of camp level & CXB level coordination Decentralisation coordination / reinforce camp Management is being Led by Julien - WASH sector will support partners to ensure capacity - WASH Sector T-Shirt & caps of the sector to CFPs, trainings to CiC and CFPs (continuous process building on JRP project templates from the beginning of in 2021), Identify C amp Focal Point Coordinator to integrate WASH sector team (UNHCR October 2020. All WASH partners are requested to submit support), Support SMSD to develop a multi-sectorial guideline for CiCs. their project templates by 30 October 2020 JRP 2021: Led by Julien - ISCG: capacity building on project template for partners (Beginning of October) + FTS - Small panel of 6 organizations will be created to help WASH - Sector: strategy & planning (October 2020) – Any volunteers to join a panel (6 organizations)? sector to work on next year JRP (JRP 2021). Interested - Advice from SAG and ISCG: no need to reinvent the wheel. Limited changes between 2020 and organizations are requested to join voluntarily. 2021 + JRP addendum from May 2020 - As many projects are not completed due to COVID-19, so there is possibility of continuity of - If any partners are missing in the operational presence map, these projects with latest findings & adaptation they are requested to contact with Mahmudur. - Partners are requested to share their suggestion with Tanvir Preparedness: (WASH Sector) for further improvement of the water - Dry season Preparedness (Teknaf) is being Led by Asif quality dashboard and if facing any problem on new 4W tool - Contact & contingency: Led by Tanvir and Mahmudur: Operational Presence Map (refer to email 16/09), Contingency stock (refer to email 24/09) - As workshop is not possible now due to COVID-19, so mini Develop monitoring system: Led by Julien & Tanvir technical debate (max 10 people) will be held among - Simplified on-line 4W using ONA partners on selected topics to develop technical guidance. - Dashboard is under Development (support from GWC), New 4W reporting system will require - less tome that the before After an online polling (responses: 38), several topics have Water quality monitoring: come upa s possible priorities for WASH Sector (Please see - New on-line tool available through dashboard PPT for details) by the meeting attendants. Infrastructure Monitoring: ----Solid waste from drainage: 42.11% - WASH sector starts to develop infrastructure monitoring tool (approved by SAG) ----MHM: 31.6% - Possible support from MSF ----Improve segregation of solid waste at HH level: 29% Page 2 of 4 ----WASH in Nutrition: 23.7% Other priority issues: - - WASH strategies (HP, FSM, water Kutapalong…) - HP strategies will be Led by Mariangela - Advocacy and information sharing with WB/ADB projects - WASH Sector will ensure better advocacy with WB/ADB - Gender integration and bathing facilities projects and WASH partners working at Cox’s Bazar WASH in WASH in Health updates (Covid-19, AWD…) - CFT member list has been updated, the training to be Health - There is a new information website from WHO about COVID-19 & other diseases surveillance organized by next month after finalizing the plan & updates: also (Data hub from Health Sector: https://cxbhealth.info/) modality with 3 AFA (UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM) (By tomorrow) Covid-19 and - The % positive cased has been decreased in host community consistently & at Rohingya Camps AWD it’s more or less same stable situation like before - The gender policy to be finalized by next month Main updates on COVID-19 (until w. 39 – last week): - Tests in camps have increased compared to May and July. - WASH sector will follow up, coordinate & do needful - Average age of persons tested is very low (camps): last 10 weeks average age ranges from 17 to advocacy on any HP activities, including hygiene items 10 year old distributions related challenges like permission from CiCs. - Highest positivity (camps): persons 60 year old and above - Q&A (WHO) https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a- Latest on COVID-19 detail/q-a-children-and-masks-related-to-covid-19 - Fecal-oral route of transmission: very low risk - Updates on WFP masks distribution: - Coronaviruses have never been detected in piped networks or boreholes https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y7RXyHh4zSP6 - Water networks operators may wear masks and respect common/per law preventive behaviors VCKryAAZH2LbhaaU- - Health care waste: There is no evidence that direct, unprotected human contact during the 6ZJkzJo0YMAN_k/edit#gid=132711925 handling of health-care waste has resulted in the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Population breakdown as of 30 August 2020 Covid-19 and Children https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/myanmar_refugees - Absence of strong scientific evidence on COVID-19 and children - Worldwide, 1-7% of COVID-19 cases are reported to be among children, with relatively few deaths compared to other age groups - Less than 5 year old – NO MASK recommended, From 6 to 11 year old - to be evaluated. From 12 year old and above – MASK use recommended as per adult population - AWD - AWD cases are monitored and stable - AWD training in person has been organized the first week on September, for around 45 participants (materials here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cPXCMgat9iSMJJcjeaK2J7MuYUgIdCok?usp=sharing) Updates from the HP TWiG - Core Facilitators Team training is planned to take place soon (on-going): Palash focal person [email protected] Page 3 of 4 - Support to NGOs/IP on understanding and practically applying the Gender policy and tip-sheets is happening at the moment, with OXFAM’s support. Any organization that requires support in this sense can contact Iffat [email protected] HP Strategy development - Thematic workshop (in person) to take place in the next 2 weeks, with max 10 participants each. Proposed topics are: Community engagement, Menstrual hygiene, HP exit strategy, HP and nutrition, HP during natural disasters, Measuring hygiene promotion: indicators, SWM and waste segregation at HH level. Interested volunteers with thematic expertise are requested to contribute SWM: landfill Sustainable solutions for Solid Waste: A Response to the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh use - Building value of waste is encouraged for WASH partners Temporary SW Facility in Ukhia Camps Ukhia TSWM facility (Camp 20ext): - Improvement of this approach (Waste Segregation), UPDATES: minimizing cost of transportation & environmental impact - Mega camp Cleaning campaign has been completed at 27 camps Ukhia in support with BRAC & PA could be discussed further at SWM TWG & also the collaboration of WASH & Site Management partners: in total 3,795m3 waste has been - UNDP is requested to organize online session / training in cleaned.