Package 'unhcrwash'

Title: WASH Data From Refugee Camps and Settlements (UNHCR)
Description: This is a dataset on WASH indicators in refugee camps and settlements. The data was collected from the UNHCR Information Management System (IRIS) and was available on the UNHCR WASH dashboard. This dataset includes data from 226 sites and 35 countries. The source dashboard has since been retired and the data now sits behind the login-gated iRHIS portal, so this dataset is a fixed historical snapshot (2013 to 2024) that can no longer be regenerated.
Authors: Lars Schöbitz [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2196-5015>), Yash Dubey [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2849-970X>), ETH Zurich [fnd]
Maintainer: Lars Schöbitz <[email protected]>
License: CC BY 4.0
Version: 1.1.1
Built: 2026-10-03 13:40:25 UTC
Source: https://github.com/openwashdata/unhcrwash

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unhcrwash: Refugee Camp WASH indicators data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Description

This is a dataset on WASH indicators in refugee camps and settlements. The data was collected from the UNHCR Information Management System (IRIS) and was available on the UNHCR WASH dashboard. This dataset includes data from 226 sites and 35 countries. The source dashboard has since been retired, so this dataset is a fixed historical snapshot (2013 to 2024) that can no longer be regenerated. See the package README for details.

Usage

unhcrwash

Format

A tibble with 6423 rows and 27 variables

form_id

Unique Identifier for the form

start_date

Start Date for the data collection

end_date

End date for the data collection

location_id

Unique Identifier for the location of the refugee camp

location_name

Name of the location of the refugee camp

country

Country in which the refugee camp is located

post_emergency

If emergency is ongoing or not (Emergency / Post Emergency)

persons_per_handpump

No. of persons per usable handpump well spring

persons_per_tap

Number of persons per unit of usable tap water source

liters_per_person_per_day

Average number of litres of potable water available per person per day

non_chlorinated_0_cfu

Percentage of water quality tests conducted at non-chlorinated water collection points that returned results with 0 colony-forming units (CFU) per 100 milliliters

chlorinated_safe_water_quality

Percentage of water quality tests at chlorinated collection points where the Free Residual Chlorine (FRC) levels were within the range of 0.2 to 2 mg/L, and turbidity was less than or equal to 5 NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Units)

households_with_toilet

Percentage of households that have access to a household toilet or latrine, evaluated on a monthly basis

persons_per_toilet

Number of persons per toilet latrine

persons_per_shower

Number of persons per bath shower

persons_per_hygiene_promoter

Number of persons per hygiene promoter

refugee_pop

Refugee Population

reporting_monthly

Monthly Reporting Period Indicator

liters_per_person_household

Average water (litres) collected per household per day

potable_water_storage_10l

Percentage of households with at least 10 litres of water storage capacity

protected_water_sources

Percentage of households collecting water from sheltered and treated sources

menstrual_hygiene_satisfaction

Percentage of women of reproductive age satisfied with facilities for management of menstrual hygiene and waste

household_toilet

Percentage of households with a latrine

defecate_in_toilet

Percentage of households defecating in a toilet

access_to_soap

Percentage of households with access to soap

solid_waste_disposal_access

Percentage of households with access to a waste disposal facility

reporting_annual

Annual Reporting Period Indicator

Source

UNHCR WASH dashboard / Information Management System (IRIS), formerly at <https://wash.unhcr.org/dashboard/data/unhcr_irhis_all_data.csv> (retired; data now in the login-gated iRHIS portal at <https://his.unhcr.org>).