A lightweight 'smart' toilet designed for use in disaster zones is set to be deployed in a Philippines refugee camp. Its designers say the eSOS toilet takes a holistic approach to providing relief and ...

One of the more unsavory consequences of natural disasters can be the lack of access to toilets. Japanese design firm Nendo has taken aim at this dilemma, developing a flat-packed toilet that can be ...

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In disaster zones, the most basic human needs are difficult to meet. Disruptions to infrastructure imperil the distribution of food, energy, water–and sewage. Compared to drinking water, flushing ...

In January 2010, an earthquake devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, killing more than 100,000. In October of that year, a cholera epidemic broke out. It would eventually kill some 10,000.