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Loss and damage is already hammering the water sector. Thanks but no thanks for the empty promises. Read more...
UK cuts on water, sanitation and hygiene aid betray international pledges to save lives Read more...
A pictorial Sub-Saharan Summary in 10 slides by Sally Sutton Read more...
Sharing lessons learnt from Somali region around systems thinking in WASH and collaboration between organisations in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Read more...
The impact of COVID-19 has been unprecedented on all areas of peoples lives globally, on a scale barely imagined only a few months ago. From the ever growing infection rates and death toll as the virus travelled around the world, to the light it shined on the huge disparities of impact on different... Read more...
Lessons from the Central African Republic and Mali. Report of a WASH debate. Read more...
De-risking investments by building capacities and subsidising interest. Report of an IRC-NWP WASH Debate. Read more...
Many current approaches won't work. We must build strong national and local systems dedicated to universality. Read more...
How do we make sure that everyone has a basic level of service? Report of an IRC WASH Debate. Read more...
From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH. 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...
How am I going to vote? Read more...
Wat ga ik stemmen? Read more...
Elke derde dinsdag in september is het weer spannend: hoe zien de koopkrachtplaatjes eruit? Wat verandert er in de puntenwolken van besteedbaar inkomen? Ondanks alles ziet het koopkrachtplaatje van Minister Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Lilianne Ploumen, er voor 2017 nog goed... 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...
Investigating whether donor restrictions affect the sustainability of water and sanitation interventions. 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...
IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty wishing you a wonderful 2016 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...