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Casella, D., 2015. The start of a shared learning journey : a South-South water and sanitation services partnership between Brazil and Ethiopia, (Learning note No.1 ) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/learning_note_1_south_south_collaboration_brazil_ethiopia_22082015.pdf.

Published on: 23/07/2015

This learning note discusses the Trilateral South South Cooperation of the Brazil-Ethiopia-UNICEF Cooperation programme on water and sanitation and...

Nelson, V., Martin, A. & Casella, D., 2011. Promoting equity in processes, Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Butterworth-2011-SWITCH_16.pdf.

Published on: 13/02/2012

The achievement of sustainable technical and institutional solutions is unlikely unless social inclusion and exclusion issues are addressed....

Garandeau, R., Casella, D. & Bostoen, K., 2009. Evaluating and improving the WASH sector: strengthening WASH governance, learning about complexity, assessing change, (Thematic overview paper/ IRC 23) The Hague: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Garandeau-2009-Evaluating.pdf.

Published on: 05/08/2009

This paper is a literature review of three paradigms of development interventions and the methodologies of assessment that evaluate their...

Blankwaardt, B. et al., 2008. Local governance for basic urban services : country case from Burkina Faso, Delft, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Blankwaardt-2008-Local.doc.

Published on: 05/08/2010

Urban issues, particularly those related to urban poverty, are arguably the fastest growing sector in the development cooperation portfolio. For...

Khan, F. et al., 2008. School-led sanitation promotion: Helping achieve total sanitation outcomes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. , pp.pp. 224-235, 1 box, 3 fig., 6 ref. . Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Khan-2008-School.pdf.

Published on: 17/06/2009

Khan, F. et al., 2008. School-led sanitation promotion: Helping achieve total sanitation outcomes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Khan-2008-School-led.pdf.

Published on: 14/05/2012

School-based, activity-oriented, hygiene education techniques - if appropriately implemented - can lead to sanitation and hygiene improvements...

Khan, F. et al., 2008. Assessment of hygiene communication plan in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Khan-2008-Assessment.pdf.

Published on: 05/07/2011

The devastating earthquake on 8 October 2005 caused the immediate death of more than 70,000 people with injury and displacement to millions more....

Fonseca, C. et al., 2007. Microfinance for water, sanitation and hygiene : an introduction, Delft, The Netherlands: Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP). Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Fonseca-2007-Microfinance.pdf.

Published on: 02/11/2007

This booklet, launched during a finance workshop in India, gives a short introduction on microfinance issues in the water and sanitation sector....

Fonseca, C. & Casella, D., 2003. Meeting report "Water is affordable : taking into account the poorest and systems sustainability", Delft, 19 June 2003, Delft, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Fonseca-2003-Meeting.doc.

Published on: 01/01/1970

Current strategies for cost recovery address only part of the issue of sustainability (for instance focusing solely on operation and maintenance...

Casella, D., Van Tongeren, S. & Nikolic, I., 2015. Change in complex adaptive systems : a review of concepts, theory and approaches for tackling ‘wicked’ problems in achieving sustainable rural water services, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-201605wp_literaturereview05_11.pdf.

Published on: 20/03/2015

The domain of inquiry of this review is the rural water sector in low- and middle-income countries.

Mirembe, L. et al., 2014. Learning, adapting, embedding : experiences and lessons from the Triple-S Initiative in Uganda, Kampala: IRC Uganda. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/20141127experiencesandlessonsfromtriple-suganda.pdf.

Published on: 01/12/2014

Collection of stories reflecting the experiences of individuals involved in Triple-S Initiative in Uganda, containing key achievements at personal...

McIntyre, P. et al., 2014. Priceless! : uncovering the real costs of water and sanitation, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/2014_priceless_mcintyreetal_0.pdf.

Published on: 20/08/2014

This book provides readers with a glimpse into the realities of managing large-scale initiatives with ambitious goals. It reveals that through...

Casella, D., 2014. Simulating large-scale change interventions for WASH services using Agent-Based Modelling, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/simulating_large-scale_change_interventions_for_wash.pdf.

Published on: 28/06/2014

Modelling and simulation tools provide a powerful means of generating insights in the working of complex water services delivery systems.

van A., S. et al., 2015. Apprentissage sectoriel et gestion adaptive, IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/2015_triple-s_note_de_synthese_apprentisage_sectoriel_et_gestion_adaptive_0.pdf.

Published on: 27/11/2015

Une gestion approximative des services d'assainissement et d'hygiène entraîne nécessairement des conséquences de santé publique pour une société...

Casella, D. et al., 2013. The Triple-S project Sensemaker® experience - A method tested and rejected, (Triple-S – Working Paper 9) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/workingpaper9sensemaker.pdf.

Published on: 03/03/2014

An account of the Triple-S experience with the the use of Cognitive Edge's SenseMaker® approach to monitor changes in policy, practice and discourse...

Nelson, V., Martin, A. & Casella, D., 2012. An introduction to social inclusion Draft., (SWITCH Learning Alliances Briefing Note 10) Loughborough, UK: IRC and SWITCH c/o Loughborough University . Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/switch_learning_alliance_brn_10_introduction_to_social_inclusion_draft.pdf.

Published on: 12/11/2012

Social inclusion describes the state of being included in a community and society as a whole; a condition in which individuals and groups can...

De la Harpe, J. et al., 2011. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) governance training programme : facilitator's guide, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/wash_governance_training_programme_facilitators_guide_2011.pdf.docx.

Published on: 22/06/2017

This facilitator's guide is one of the three components of the WASH Governance Training Programme, which aims to help capacity builders, facilitators...

Blankwaardt, B. et al., 2008. Local governance for basic urban services : country cases from Burkina Faso, Egypt and Sri Lanka 2003 - 2007, (Technical paper series / IRC no. 51) Delft, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Blankwaardt-2008-Local.pdf.

Published on: 19/03/2009

The Basic Urban Services (BUS) Initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of local authorities and their partners in dealing with access to basic...

van Soest, A. et al., 2015. Sector learning and adaptive management, (Briefing notes series - Building blocks for sustainability) The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-201502triple-s_bn10defweb.pdf.

Published on: 05/03/2015

Learning and knowledge management supported at national and decentralised levels to enable the sector to adapt based on experience.