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Sharing, learning and collaborating at the University of Colorado annual WASH Symposium. Read more...
My story of empowerment starts from a toilet, or to be precise the lack of it. Read more...
Two new UN reports show where we are and where it is we want to get to; now it's time to step up national leadership. Read more...
During the Thursday morning monitoring and learning session at IRC's All systems go! participants discussed factors than enable or hamper use of monitoring data in evidence-based decision making. Read more...
Why should I care about measuring and monitoring? Well, if you don't measure before you make a change and monitor it over time, how will you know if your change is making a difference (positive or negative)? Read more...
WaterAid has developed a set of participatory tools that help identify and overcome system barriers. Read more...
Why we should care about how we display our data. Read more...
If we want to leave no one behind, we not only need to know who is left behind, but also how far behind they are. Read more...
As the World Cup soccer gets on its way, it is time to make predictions and projections who might win the SDG 6 World Cup by 2030. Read more...
Many countries are developing or reviewing their water sector monitoring systems to see whether they are SDG-proof. A recurring question in this is the extent to which these should use household-level data of JMP-defined access to limited, basic or safely managed water. We argue that caution should... Read more...
Countries must now set their own realistic national targets and start monitoring them. Read more...
Innovations can revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development - if we rise responsibly to the challenge of measuring their impact. Read more...
An enabling environment will stimulate financiers to invest in Safe Water business. Read more...
Increasing interest in the Agenda for Change and investments in the systems approach. Read more...
We cannot do it alone. Reflections from the 7th Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) Forum. Read more...
Akvo's lunch lecture at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more...
The latest institutional developments around Goal 6 for water and sanitation were presented at World Water Week in Stockholm Read more...
Eliminating open defecation is not good enough. Real health gains require a bigger step up the sanitation ladder. Read more...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have the target of reaching universal access to water and sanitation by 2030. But can this target realistically be achieved in the most difficult of settings: fragile states? Read more...
Over the last 25 years, a unique UN partnership has developed a robust monitoring mechanism that can support the goal of universal access. Read more...