Which DRR measure is aimed at improving water and sanitation?

Which DRR measure is aimed at improving water and sanitation?

• A. Improve water and sanitation
• B. Tree planting
• C. Education
• D. Assess location/type of damaged housing

Answer: (A)

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are foundational to disaster risk reduction because clean water and effective sanitation prevent disease and keep people healthier during and after disasters. When a measure focuses on improving water and sanitation, it directly strengthens a community’s resilience by ensuring reliable access to safe drinking water, reducing contamination risks, and supporting hygiene practices in stressful emergency conditions. This targeted improvement lowers vulnerability to outbreaks and supports faster, safer recovery. Other measures address different aspects of resilience: tree planting helps with environmental stability and hazard mitigation through ecosystem services; education builds awareness and preparedness but isn’t specifically about water and sanitation; and assessing damaged housing supports shelter and reconstruction decisions, not WASH outcomes.

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are foundational to disaster risk reduction because clean water and effective sanitation prevent disease and keep people healthier during and after disasters. When a measure focuses on improving water and sanitation, it directly strengthens a community’s resilience by ensuring reliable access to safe drinking water, reducing contamination risks, and supporting hygiene practices in stressful emergency conditions. This targeted improvement lowers vulnerability to outbreaks and supports faster, safer recovery.

Other measures address different aspects of resilience: tree planting helps with environmental stability and hazard mitigation through ecosystem services; education builds awareness and preparedness but isn’t specifically about water and sanitation; and assessing damaged housing supports shelter and reconstruction decisions, not WASH outcomes.