Drought and Famine - Trainer's Guide - 1st edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 71 p.): PART 2: FAMINE: 38. COMPLEMENTARY WATER PROGRAMMES

Drought and Famine - Trainer's Guide - 1st edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 71 p.)

PART 2: FAMINE

		17. PART 2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES - FAMINE
		18. MAJOR FAMINES
		19. UNDERSTANDING FAMINE
		20. FOOD SECURITY
		21. EXERCISE
		22. CAUSES OF FAMINE
		23. FACTORS CAUSING A DECLINE IN FOOD AVAILABILITY
		24. FACTORS AFFECTING PEOPLES' ABILITY TO ACQUIRE FOOD
		25. ''FAMINES ARE, IN THEORY, PREVENTABLE''
		26. THE ROLE OF CONFLICT
		27. COMMON FACTORS INCREASING VULNERABILITY TO FAMINE
		28. COPING STRATEGIES
		29. EXERCISE
		30. FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
		31. MEASURES TO MAINTAIN FOOD SECURITY
		32. PRICE STABILIZATION
		33. FOOD SUBSIDIES
		34. EMPLOYMENT CREATION PROGRAMMES
		35. GENERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMMES
		36. SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMMES
		37. LIVESTOCK AND PASTORALIST POPULATIONS
		38. COMPLEMENTARY WATER PROGRAMMES
		39. COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH PROGRAMMES
		40. DESIGNING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMES THROUGH A MIX OF INTERVENTIONS
		41. PART 2 SUMMARY

38. COMPLEMENTARY WATER PROGRAMMES

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Discuss these programmes stressing the points made in the module.

· Especially important in drought-related famines
· Used to reduce water-borne diseases
· Interventions include

- assistance in transport of water
- maintenance of existing boreholes
- drilling new boreholes
- expanding well capacity
- expanding water-holding capacity