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I was given the honour of providing a summary of the action points at the 2022 World Toilet Summit in Nigeria. Read more...
A combination of public and private sector actions can help Ethiopia achieve its ambitious 2030 sanitation targets Read more...
Recently I listened to a speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger on how the climate movement is stuck and needs to reset. I think our approach to solving the water and sanitation crisis could help. Read more...
USAID Transform WASH teams up with Government of Ethiopia partners to visit Wore Illu Woreda. Read more...
Material prepared by a team from the Ghana National Development Planning Commission and IRC Ghana In March 2018 Janet Wilson was fetching water from the old well in Agravi village when a camera crew arrived and started filming. In the video posted online , she can be seen – a woman in her early 60s... Read more...
This is the first of a series of blog posts on building resilient WASH systems in fragile contexts. Read more...
The global community has a decade to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals – can we? Read more...
Reflections on developing a series of position papers which help to chart a path forward in Ethiopia. Read more...
What could the proceeds of one golden toilet achieve for reaching Sustainable Development Goal 6.2? Read more...
Water and sanitation comprise an increasingly important focus for global health and development philanthropy, but the approach has often been piecemeal, resulting in broken pipes and pumps, disillusioned donors, and suffering beneficiaries. Read more...
IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030. Read more...
Linking WASH and IWRM, as demanded by SDG 6, is essential but hard. With pragmatism and a problem based approach it can be done. Read more...
Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 6 requires solutions that focus on integrated rather than sectoral approaches. Read more...
Developing a collaborative strategic plan for municipal water services needs to focus on structural changes. Read more...
IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty wishing you a wonderful 2016 Read more...
IRC's Chief Executive Patrick Moriarty reflects on the highlights from the annual water conference in Stockholm. Read more...