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From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH. Read more...
Politics are a fact of life. It is easier to work with the political leaders than to avoid them. Read more...
A guest blogger's report of discussions at a Max Foundation-IRC event. Read more...
The Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting will focus squarely on finance. Read more...
Asset inventory is essential in Ethiopia to develop more realistic planning to increase functionality as well as coverage. Read more...
The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance. Read more...
D'une manière récurrente et presque systématique et ce, depuis cinq ans environs, les habitants de la capitale burkinabè connaissent la misère que vivent certaines villes du nord du pays du fait des coupures intempestives d'eau potable. Read more...
Een blog voor Vice Versa door Stef Smits. Afgelopen week kwamen de uitslagen van de eindexamens. Minister Ploumen kan haar vlag met boekentas nog niet uithangen. Als ik zo haar rapport en cijferlijst bekijk, moet ze voor tenminste één van haar hoofdvakken – water – op herkansing, schrijft Stef... Read more...
En el blog pasado , planteaba la pregunta ¿cuáles son los mecanismos que podrían hacer que la Comisión Municipal en Agua y Saneamiento (COMAS) logre mantenerse en el tiempo? Allí exponía posibles soluciones para ser discutidas por el sector. Ahora, llega el turno de hacer lo mismo con la Unidad de... Read more...
En estos días nos estamos preparando para echar a andar muchas de nuestras ideas y sentar las bases para cumplir con el gran objetivo que va en línea con los ODS , que todos y todas puedan gozar de los servicios de agua y saneamiento para hoy y para siempre. Esto ha hecho que nos hagamos muchas... Read more...
Investigating whether donor restrictions affect the sustainability of water and sanitation interventions. Read more...
Are government-led and private sector approaches mutually exclusive? Read more...
The objective of Action Research for Learning was to strengthen the capacities of the selected partners for action research, analysis, reporting and learning. Read more...
Creating the capacity to adapt and innovate within national water, sanitation and hygiene sectors Read more...
For less than US$12 per person per year a town in Honduras can ensure that everyone's water supply keeps working. Read more...
In reactie op een artikel dat deze week verscheen in NRC over fraude met Nederlands ontwikkelingsgeld voor schoon drinkwater in Benin, schrijft Stef Smits deze blog. Terugkeren naar projecthulp is geen optie, zegt hij. Read more...
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and government are looking for innovations in their work with smallholder farmers and communities in Lesotho to strengthen their livelihoods and to conserve the environment. Read more...
I was just at the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference . As I looked around the room, I realized it was the first professional conference where I did not know anyone. It made me recognize the WASH sector is lagging behind. Read more...
IRC has highlighted some useful lessons for the sector as the USAID West-Africa Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme is drawing to a close. Read more...
We all know that "he who pays the piper calls the tune" - but what if the tune is the wrong one for the times? Can pipers push for new tunes? IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty thinks so. Read more...