EEHF - The Emergency Environmental Health Forum is an international research and learning event.

We bring together WASH implementers, researchers, donors and policymakers together to discuss the latest research, evaluations and learning on humanitarian WASH programmes.

Our objectives are to:

Share new research and learning from humanitarian WASH programmes
Discuss new approaches and innovations that would benefit populations affected by or at-risk of humanitarian crises
Identify research gaps and generate research questions at a practice, policy and research level for humanitarian WASH
Build new partnerships with donors, practitioners and researchers

Submission of abstracts is now closed.

Applicants will be notified of their acceptance or rejection by 14 March 2025.

Speakers: 40+
People Attending: 150+
Venue: IFRC
Location: Online and Switzerland

Looking for resources?Find past presentations and research presented at the EEHF

Team

Meet our steering committee.

Lauren D’Mello-Guyett (coordinator)

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Andy Bastable (chair)

Oxfam

Danielle Pedi

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Dieynaba N’diaye

Action Contre La Faim (ACF)

Helen Salvestrin

UNHCR

Baptiste Lecuyot

Solidarites International

Cecile Renaudin

Médecins Sans Frontières

Julita Mangwanya

CARE International

Monica Ramos

Global WASH Cluster

Omar El Hattab

UNICEF

Will Carter

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Javier Cordoba

International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC)

Christian Snoad

Save The Children

Christoph Luthi

EAWAG

Antonio Torres

IOM

Vi Nguyen

ELRHA

14-16 of May 2025 online and in-person (hybrid)

The 2025 EEHF will be held over three days. Days 1-2 will focus on Research, Learning and Evaluation that aims to inform emergency WASH practice and policy. Day 3 will host an Innovation Showcase of products, processes and solutions that aim to solve an emergency WASH-related problem. The schedule will feature over 40 verbal presentations, Espresso slot presentations, and hold several panel discussions and highlighted speakers across the three days. The schedule will be shared closer to the event. We look forward to seeing you there!