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A blog based on the background paper of All systems Go Africa , written by Juste Nansi, Country Director IRC Burkina Faso and Director Africa Regional Programme and Elizabeth Ketty Wamera PhD., WASH Specialist, Regional Office for West & Central Africa UNICEF. Read more...
Reflections on developing a series of position papers which help to chart a path forward in Ethiopia. Read more...
The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance. 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...
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...
At IRC we're pretty clear about our aims – about the world we want to see. Everyone, everywhere enjoying access to water, sanitation and hygiene services that last forever. But how to get there? And what's our role? Read more...
The new agenda for the future of water and sanitation, defined by the Sustainable Development Goals, aims at universal access for all by 2030. Achieving this mission will require a radical shift in how the water and sanitation sector operates. The main Dutch water and sanitation stakeholders urge... Read more...
A paradigm shift is needed to reach the ambitious new Sustainable Development Goals that propose reaching universal water and sanitation coverage with sustainable services for all by 2030. This implies shifting focus by all actors in the water and sanitation sector from construction of water and... Read more...
In this blog Patrick Moriarty reflects on Stockholm World Water Week 2014. There is good progress in language (and some tools) around the role of government in delivering services, he argues. But it's still an uphill struggle on who pays for what. Read more...
En 2013, la politique des Pays-Bas en matière d’aide au développement s’est réorientée vers le monde des affaires considéré comme le principal moteur d’une croissance durable au détriment de l’aide publique au développement. Read more...