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Fonseca, C. et al., 2013. Enfoque de costos del ciclo de vida : costeo de servicios sostenibles, (WASHCost nota informativa) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-201310briefingnote1adef_web_2.pdf.

Published on: 08/11/2013

Que es el enfoque de costos del ciclo de vida? Nota informativa explicando cuales son los principales componentes de los costos de agua y saneamiento...

Snehalatha, M. et al., 2012. Nimral Gram Puraskar and sanitation service levels: curse of slippage, (WASHCost-CESS Working Paper 24) Hyderabad: WASHCost India and CESS. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/washcost_india_working_paper_24.pdf.

Published on: 01/12/2012

This paper aims at presenting solid evidence on the slippage issues pertaining to sanitation interventions with findings from Andhra Pradesh,...

Snehalatha, M. et al., 2012. Looking beyond capital costs: life cycle costing for sustainable service delivery: a study from Andhra Pradesh, India, (WASHCost working paper 111 / 17) Hyderabad, India: WASHCost team, Hyderabad, IN. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Snehalatha-2012-Looking.pdf.

Published on: 07/06/2012

In India, though considerable investments are made through the Total Sanitation Campaign (flagship program of Govt of India) the ground realities...

V. Reddy, R., Snehalatha, M. & Venkataswamy, M., 2012. Costs and service per technology in rural water supply: how efficient are multi village schemes?, (WASHCost briefing note 112 / 18) Hyderabad, India: WASHCost team, Hyderabad, IN. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/wp-18_costs_and_services_per_technology_in_rrural_water_supply_-_how_efficeent_are_multi_village_schemes.pdf.

Published on: 07/06/2012

In terms of technology choices, the policy is moving towards multi-village schemes as far as rural water supply schemes in Andhra Pradesh, India,...

Snehalatha, M. et al., 2012. Looking beyond capital costs : life cycle costing for sustainable service delivery : a study from Andhra Pradesh, India : powerpoint presentation wr.., Dhaka, Bangladesh: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Snehalata-2012-Looking.htm.

Published on: 23/08/2012

Powerpoint presentation. In India, though considerable investments are made through the Total Sanitation Campaign (flagship program of Govt of...

V. Reddy, R. et al., 2011. Cost of provision: how good are unconditional allocations?: a study of water services delivery in rural Andhra Pradesh, (WASHCost-CESS Working Paper 15) Hyderabad, India: WASHCost team, Hyderabad, IN. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/wp-15-cost_of_provision_how_good_are_unconditional_allocations.pdf.

Published on: 04/06/2012

This paper estimates the actual unit cost of delivering domestic water services in rural Andhra Pradesh across 187 habitations spread over nine...

V. Reddy, R. et al., 2011. Life-cycle costs approach (LCCA) for sustainable WASH service delivery: a study in rural Andhra Pradesh, India, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Reddy-2010-Life-cycle.pdf.

Published on: 24/02/2011

This paper illustrates the usefulness of the life-cycle costs approach (LCCA) framework and methodology in addressing slippage and sustainability...

Snehalatha, M. & Anitha, V., 2011. Total sanitation campaign: progress and issues: situational analysis of Andhra Pradesh with reference to total sanitation campaign, (WASHCost-CESS Working Paper 11) Hyderabad, India: WASHCost team, Hyderabad, IN. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Snehalatha-2011-Total.pdf.

Published on: 31/05/2012

The total sanitation campaign (TSC) is the flagship sanitation programme of the government of India to reach the millennium development goals. But...

Snehalatha, M. et al.,0 Rural drinking water service levels: a study of Andhra Pradesh, South India, S.l.: S.n. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/wp-13-rural_drinking_water_service_levels_a_study_of_andhra_pradesh_south_india.pdf.

Published on: 04/06/2012

“Water for all at all times” is a policy objective for the Government of India, which is close to achieving full coverage of safe water. However,...

Snehalatha, M., V. Reddy, R. & Jayakumar, N., 2010. Assessing sanitation costs and services in Andhra Pradesh, India., The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Snehalatha-2010-Assessing.pdf.

Published on: 24/02/2011

The Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is the flagship sanitation programme of efforts by the Government of India to reach the Millennium Development...

Fonseca, C. et al., 2010. A multi dimensional framework for costing sustainable water and sanitation services in low-income settings : lessons from collecting actual life cycle costs for rural and peri-urban areas of Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Andhra Pradesh, (WASHCost research report V1.0) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Fonseca-2010-Multi.pdf.

Published on: 21/12/2011

The water and sanitation sector faces a sustainability challenge because of the emphasis on installing pipes and pumps instead of ongoing service...

Fonseca, C. et al., 2010. Life-cycle costs approach : glossary and cost components, (WASHCost briefing note no. 1) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Fonseca-2010-Life.pdf.

Published on: 12/08/2010

Briefing note describing the cost components in the life-cycle costs approach.

V. Reddy, R. et al., 2009. Costs of providing sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services in rural and peri-urban India : WASHCost (India) inception report, (WASHCost-CESS Working Paper 1) Hyderabad, India: WASHCost (India) Project, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS). Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/2008-71878-costs-providing-sustainable-water-sanitation-hygiene-services-rural-peri-urban-india_0.pdf.

Published on: 25/05/2012

Water, sanitation and hygiene services are central to addressing poverty, livelihoods and health. They are also critical in addressing the needs of...

Fonseca, C. et al., 2014. Costs, equity and affordability of sanitation in Bangladesh for low income rural households : applying the life-cycle costs approach to the Bagherpara Upazila, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC and BRAC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/lcca_methodologyreport_hhsanitation_0.pdf.

Published on: 12/02/2015

BRAC WASH has had a transformative effect on latrine construction in Bagherpara, Bangladesh – especially for the ultra-poor who cannot afford to...

Fonseca, C. et al., 2011. Life-cycle costs approach : costing sustainable services, (WASHCost briefing note 1a) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/briefing_note_1a_-_life-cycle_cost_approach.pdf.

Published on: 01/11/2011

Estimating the true cost of extending sustainable WASH services to poor households is an ongoing problem for WASH service providers. How can we...

Moriarty, P.B. et al., 2011. Ladders for assessing and costing water service delivery 2nd ed., (WASHCost working paper 2) The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC . Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Moriarty-2011-Ladders.pdf.

Published on: 12/08/2010

This working paper introduces the concept of service levels, grouped as sequential rungs on a ladder, as a way of differentiating broad and...

Fonseca, C. et al., 2011. Life-cycle costs approach : costing sustainable services, (WASHCost briefing note 1a) The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Fonseca-2011-Lifecycle.pdf.

Published on: 14/12/2011

Briefing note describing the life-cycle costs approach and why it was developed.

Moriarty, P.B. et al., 2010. WASHCost theory of change: reforms in the water sector and what they mean for the use of unit costs, (WASHCost global working paper 1) The Hague: IRC . Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Moriarty-2010-WASHCost.pdf.

Published on: 21/12/2011

This working paper presents initial findings from a series of country sector scans carried out during the inception phase of WASHCost. It provides...

Fanaian, S. et al., 2011. Transparency, accountability and participation in the WASH sector in Andhra Pradesh, India, (WASHCost India briefing note) Hyderabad: WASHCost India and CESS. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/WASHCost-2011-Transparency.pdf.

Published on: 04/06/2012

Research by WASHCost (India) in rural villages in Andhra Pradesh, India, has highlighted low levels of transparency, accountability and...

Potter, A. et al., 2011. Assessing sanitation service levels 2nd ed.nd ed., (WASHCost working paper 3) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Potter-2011-Assessing.pdf.

Published on: 07/10/2010

Conventional sanitation ladders rank sanitation in increasing complexity of technological options. However, sanitation improvement is not as...

Smits, S. et al., 2015. Understanding the resource implications of the ’plus‘ in community management of rural water supply systems in India: concepts and research methodology., ( Community Water Plus working paper) The Hague: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/communitywater_wp1_final_1.pdf.

Published on: 05/06/2015

This paper provides an outline of the conceptual framework for the Community Water Plus research project. This project aims to gain insight into...

Snehalatha, M. et al., 2015. School WASH programmes in Bangladesh : how much does it cost? : applying the life-cycle costs approach in selected upazilas, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC and BRAC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/lcca_methodologyreport_school_wash_clean.pdf.

Published on: 27/05/2015

This study presents the first adaptation of the life-cycle costs approach to school WASH interventions. It is based on a survey of the sanitation and...