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Information on the specification and use of plastic sheeting in humanitarian relief (pdf 1mb)

This guideline is aimed at helping humanitarian aid workers make more informed decisions on the use of plastic sheeting in emergencies.

The target audience includes programme managers, field based engineers and technical staff, logisticians and others involved in providing emergency shelter and sanitation services to disaster and conflict affected families.

This guideline is also available in French, Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia.

 

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