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The issue that was at the heart of the discussion is that good intentions are not enough and premature failure of water infrastructure in rural and small towns in low income countries is a well-known problem to all in the room. But what can be done in practice to avoid waste of investment in... Read more...
Developing countries are committing to sanitation, water and hygiene services for all by 2030, but accountability remains the "Achilles heel". Read more...
A study on the Learning Alliance Approach in Ghana, recommends a guiding model for a more systematic process of building up and deploying knowledge to better influence policy, programming, and practice. Read more...
OUAGADOUGOU, 1er juin 2014 – IRC démarre au Burkina Faso un projet d'un montant de 3,3 millions d'euros, cofinancé par l'Union euopéenne. L'objectif de cette initiative est d'assurer et de pérenniser, d'ici quatre ans, les services d'hygiène et d'assainissement pour 100 000 personnes dans six... Read more...
De organisatoren van het forum maken zich klaar om de deelnemers van het 5e WASH Sustainability Forum te verwelkomen. Read more...
An action-oriented platform that features high-level discussions and matchmaking opportunities between the public and private sectors aimed at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) market. Organised by : BoP Hub, MP International and Ashoka Held alongside the BoP World Convention & Expo, there will be... Read more...
Ned Breslin, John Sauer, Dick van Ginhoven, Sam Parker donnent leur avis sur le rôle et l’apport d’IRC face aux défis actuels du secteur de l’AEPHA. Read more...
The fifth edition of the Africa Water Week, which took place from the 26-30 May 2014 in Dakar, Senegal, was a great success. One of the sessions that stood out was the discussion on the role of local government in sustainable service delivery, organised by IRC and partners. Read more...
On 30 June and 1 July 2014 we discussed practical tools to keep water and sanitation systems running with 170 forum participants from across the world. Check out the conversation through #WASH2014. Read more...
Holland scores 1-0 and supports Sanitation and Water for All during match Ghana-Netherlands Read more...
Den Haag, 28 mei 2014 – Op zaterdag 31 mei brengt John A. Kufuor, voormalig president van Ghana, een bezoek aan Nederland om aanwezig te zijn bij de oefeninterland Nederland-Ghana in De Kuip te Rotterdam. Read more...
Multiple-use services can be scaled up, through a stronger focus on accountability towards users' needs Read more...
Water and sanitation remain a priority for the Dutch Government. For the coming years 100 million dollars a year has been budgeted to improve access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) promotion. Read more...
Le 15 avril 2014, le Haut Comité aux Réfugiés des Nations-Unies (UNHCR) et IRC ont entamé une collaboration pour piloter l'approche des coûts à long terme des services d'eau potable dans les camps de réfugiés. Read more...
The course has been developed to assist governments, NGOs, donors and individuals to plan and budget for sustainable and equitable WASH services, using a life-cycle cost approach (LCCA). Read more...
The course has been developed to assist governments, NGOs, donors and individuals to plan and budget for sustainable and equitable WASH services, using a life-cycle cost approach (LCCA). The course will help participants to answer the following questions: Is my service delivery model sustainable... Read more...
Le président de la république du Sénégal, Macky Sall, a présidé la cérémonie officielle d'ouverture du 2e Forum de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement d'EAA. Occasion pour le chef de l'Etat sénégalais d'appeler à la mobilisation pour de tous pour concrétiser les engagements pris à ce niveau. Read more...
As part of the IRC-led Triple-S initiative, a comprehensive assessment of WASH sustainability tools has been undertaken. The latest working paper synthesises findings and contains practical 1-pagers describing 25 promising tools. Read more...
25 tools for WASH sustainability assessment have been summarised in practical 1-pagers. These tools are part of a broader sustainability tools review detailed in Working Paper 10. Read more...
A scientific meeting on the issue of water and sanitation services in large cities is organised on September 19 in Paris Read more...