Dhesi, Surindar, Isakjee, Arshad and Davies, Thom (2015) An environmental health assessment of the new migrant camp in Calais. Birmingham: University of Birmingham.

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Abstract

This study constitutes the first independent scientific study of the new Calais migrant camp. The findings confirm that migrants in the informal camp are living in perilous conditions, which are significantly contributing to their ill-health and injury. Furthermore, the shortcomings in shelter, food and water safety, personal hygiene, sanitation and security are likely to have detrimental long-term health consequences for the camp’s residents over their lifecourse. It is our assessment that the situation in Calais amounts to a humanitarian crisis and requires far greater resource than has been provided to date by state agencies to protect migrants in the camp. Conditions in the camp do not meet standards recommended by UNHCR, WHO or the
Sphere project.

Item Type:	Report
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Refugees -- Health aspects -- Calais (France), Humanitarian assistance
Publisher:	University of Birmingham
Place of Publication:	Birmingham
Official Date:	2015
Dates:	Date Event 2015 Published 1 October 2015 Accepted
Number of Pages:	32
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit:	9 June 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access:	9 June 2017
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number:	ES/M500446/I

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