Partnership to advance resiliency in the Ethiopian lowlands
Published on: 05/12/2018
USAID programmes collaborate to improve rural water supplies for pastoralist communities in drought-prone regions.
50 years of IRC: Interview with Harold Lockwood of Aguaconsult
Published on: 03/12/2018
Sharing memories of a quarter of a century old WASH friendship.
Solid waste: the next “Cinderella” of the WASH sector?
Published on: 15/11/2018
Too little attention is paid to the impact of solid waste on water and sanitation.
Happy World Toilet Day
Published on: 14/11/2018
Let's focus on who pays for what all along the sanitation service delivery chain.
Stockholm interacts with the WASH building blocks
Published on: 31/10/2018
World Water Week participants engage with elements of the WASH system.
Making the chain more fluid with sustainable sanitation financing
Published on: 30/10/2018
Inspired by World Water Week 2018 we talked with Cheryl Hicks of the Toilet Board Coalition about attracting alternative finance into the sanitation chain.
Closing the gap between humanitarian aid and development WASH
Published on: 25/10/2018
Humanitarian WASH emergencies outlast the initial phase and turn into longer-term WASH programmes so development and humanitarian aid need to work together.
Waste to energy
Published on: 22/10/2018
An interview with award winning entrepreneur Eelco Osse on zero waste innovation.
WASH training in Odisha is too limited
Published on: 22/10/2018
Quality WASH training is only given to state level officials while training at lower levels is sub-standard and sparse.
Banfora shows committed political leadership
Published on: 15/10/2018
IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030.
“I am bored with this work”; WASH's mid-life crisis
Published on: 14/10/2018
"I am bored with this work", my friend, WASH, confided. I recommended him not to waste his mid-life crisis.
A model to follow for all communes in Burkina Faso
Published on: 12/10/2018
Mayor of Banfora launches his district's strategic plan to achieve SDG 6.
Blended finance beyond the hype
Published on: 10/10/2018
This Conference Perspective was co-authored by Patrick Moriarty for the OECD – GIZ Conference: Closing the gap for water in line with SDG ambitions: the role of blended finance, 4-5 October 2018, Eschborn, Germany.
Kerala floods: opportunity for sustainable water management
Published on: 08/10/2018
The unprecedented flood of August 2018 has put Kerala on the spot. Integrated water resources management will have to be a key pillar in managing the recurrent floods and droughts.
Contextualising success and failure at three handpumps in Uganda
Published on: 28/09/2018
Case studies of the pay-as-you-fetch (PAYF) model in Kabarole District.
Financing the sector in challenging countries
Published on: 28/09/2018
Fixing the leaks to attract commercial investment for sustainable urban water services in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.
Rallying for School WASH in Addis Ababa
Published on: 26/09/2018
Behaviours learned at school, like washing hands, stay with students for the rest of their lives and will influence those around them. The Ethiopian government is working hard to ensure that all children are enrolled in school and at the same time is challenged to provide adequate facilities for...
Instituting sanitation change
Published on: 25/09/2018
What is needed to promote behaviour change along the sanitation value chain? Report of a WASH Debate.
Looking for WASH’s magic money tree
Published on: 18/09/2018
Private money can only be attracted where government leads and strong systems exist.
10 years of GLAAS
Published on: 11/09/2018
New global WASH monitoring report will include better information from more countries, including high-income states.
Weekly WASH Graph: a sneak preview at measuring system strength
Published on: 03/09/2018
The holidays are over, so the Weekly WASH Graphs are back. This week, I will give you a sneak preview of the way we measure the strength of the WASH system at IRC.
Geographical Information Systems in development
Published on: 03/09/2018
IRC Uganda is using GIS to map water point functionality.
Stockholm World Water Week through the lens of IRC: Part II
Published on: 31/08/2018
IRC Perspectives: day 3 and day 4 of the Stockholm World Water Week 2018
Stockholm World Water Week through the lens of IRC: Part I
Published on: 28/08/2018
IRC perspectives: reflecting on day 1 and 2 of the Stockholm World Water Week 2018
When does money get results?
Published on: 27/08/2018
This blog looks at the experience of using 'Payment-by-Results' in Tanzania's water sector, and how adaptive programming is key to bridging the gap.