How Syria Crisis Affects the Potable Water System Efficiency in Non-State Armed Group Controlled Areas

Year 2018, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 20 - 39, 11.07.2018

Abdullah Saghir

https://doi.org/10.31807/tjwsm.385727

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The
purpose of this study/technical assessment was understanding the effects of the
crisis of Syria on water sector in the area out of the control of Syria regime
(Non-State Armed Group controlled areas), and defined the worst communities,
located in Daret Azza sub district/Aleppo governorate, which need urgent technical
and financial assistance in the fields of water and sewage sectors. The study showed that 100% of wastewater was not be
treated because of lack of wastewater treatment plants. There
was no water distribution network and also 91% of the people in the community has
not accessed to the public water network. The water-supply infrastructure was
not efficient. Therefore, all water-supply infrastructure in Daret Azza subdistrict
was needed to rehabilitate and maintenance.
The people of Daret Azza subdistrict spent about 8-13% of their income for purchasing
unsafe water while the people living in the Regime-controlled areas spent about
0.5-1% of their income for purchasing safe water. For this reason, the people
of Non-State Armed Group controlled areas needed urgent and sustainable technical
and financial supports, especially for obtaining potable water.

Keywords

Water supply, Syria crisis, water system, Daret Azza

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