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Published on: 06/12/2016

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IRC organises debates in The Hague open to all interested parties. WASH Debates bring together professionals to network and discuss hot topics in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. They are forward looking and multidisciplinary in nature presenting the latest thinking from governments, NGOs, private sector and academia.

The first series of events were held in 2014 and have continued at regular intervals ever since. On average around 50 people attend and ensure that lively discussions take place on the topic in hand. Private companies, government and NGOs have used the platform to put forth burning issues for discussion. The discussions in each debate are captured in blogs, and occasionally in videos, so that everyone is able to learn about the latest issues in the sector.

WASH debate: dialogue and dissent
Speakers and moderator and the WASH Debate on Dialogue and Dissent, 24 June 2019

Below is an overview of WASH debates held and their topics:

2022

The Reunion: Coming together to look at the Dutch contribution to the water and sanitation targets in relation to broader development objectives - 22 February

Public-private partnerships for water, sanitation and hygiene: What we can learn from Ghana - 06 July

Leveraging household investments: Experiences in scaling market-based approaches in water and sanitation - 09 November

2020

Virtual WASH Debate on “Climate adaptation in the WASH sector: distraction or necessity?” - 17 June

2019

Dialogue and dissent: Looking at the role of civil society in achieving SDG 6 by 2030 - 26 June

Sustainable WASH services delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get? - 20 November

2018

Leaving no one behind; social inclusion in the WASH sector - 18 April 2018

Building institutional capacity for behaviour change & sanitation programming - 11 September 2018

Blended finance: Is it all in a mix? - 04 December 2018

2017

Max Foundation-IRC Event: Phase out strategies in the WASH sector - 31 May

Linking WASH and IWRM programmes to achieve SDG6 - 22 November

2016

Reaching universal coverage: an Agenda for Change - 30 March

Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016: Launch in the Netherlands - 15 April

Is the end of ownership near? A water and sanitation perspective - 25 May

Accountability tools to improve WASH service delivery - 06 July

Checking and monitoring sustainability of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services - 16 November

2015

The SDGs for water and sanitation. What is new? What is different? - 04 March

Domestic resource mobilization for water, sanitation and hygiene - 03 June

Working towards sustainable urban sanitation - 09 September

Innovative approaches to WASH in emergency situations - 25 November

2014

Death of the handpump  - 14 February

Can we avoid rehabilitation programmes? - 03 June 

The limits of aid, the future of trade? - 17 September

The role of public finance in reaching scale and sustainable water and sanitation services - 12 November


 

This item was originally part of a series on Celebrating IRC Communications that was produced for a special issue of the IRC newsletter (formerly E-Source, now rebranded as Amplify). For the other articles in this series see the Useful Links below.

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