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.
Multi-annual Country Strategies: do they add up to the Dutch contribution to SDG 6?
Published on: 21/08/2018
In the process of writing the Multi-annual Country Strategies: does the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs consider the WASH strategy?
Weekly WASH Graph: Mapping Projections of Universal WASH Access by 2030
Published on: 06/08/2018
What would universal access to water and sanitation look like by 2030?
Sanitation and health: what do we want to know?
Published on: 01/08/2018
Experts meet to discuss reaching a consensus on what the evidence tells us.
Revisiting IRC's Water Stories
Published on: 26/07/2018
41 timeless stories that showcase our complex relationship to water; a precious resource that unites us all.
Weekly WASH graph: visualising WASH investment plans in Rwanda
Published on: 24/07/2018
This week's Weekly WASH Graph presents an infographic and a graph, the combination of which reflects what we think should be the core content of WASH investment plans.
High level promotion for SDG 6 national accountability mechanisms
Published on: 18/07/2018
Reflections from the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York
Raising voices for SDG 6 in the Netherlands
Published on: 18/07/2018
Global study puts accountability mechanisms under a magnifying glass - also in the Netherlands.