IRC at Stockholm World Water Week 2016

Published on: 28/07/2016

Come and meet IRC staff from The Netherlands and our Burkina Faso and Uganda country offices. The following delegation will attend:

Patrick Moriarty - IRC's CEO
Juste Nansi - IRC Burkina Faso Country Director
Jane Nabunnya Mulumba - IRC Uganda Country Director 
Lydia Mirembe - IRC Uganda Communication and knowledge management advisor
Catarina Fonseca - Head International and Innovation Programme    
Elynn Walter - Lead US partnerships
Ingeborg Krukkert - Lead Asia Programmes                                   
Erick Baetings - Coordinator of Research and Innovation, Senior sanitation specialist                   
Andrea van der Kerk - Governance expert
Bryony Stentiford - Acting head of Fundraising and Business Development
Gabriela Vales - Fundraising and Business Development Manager
Richard Ward - Manager IRC Consult
Erma Uytewaal - Associate Senior Advisor to IRC 
Vera van der Grift - Head of Global Communications

This year we will be showcasing "An Agenda For Change", a set of joint WASH principles spearheaded by IRC, WaterAid, Water For People, Aguaconsult and Osprey Foundation to help align our efforts in delivering universal water and sanitation services to everyone by 2030. In addition, we are proud to launch Watershed - empowering citizens, a strategic partnership between the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo.

IRC sessions, side events and presentations

Amongst other things, attention will be paid to the role of government in building sustainable WASH service delivery systems. During the session "Political Drivers for Sustained Change in Water Service Delivery", district leaders from three countries will share how they have worked to bring the reality of universal services alive within their administrative areas. These success stories can help and inform the process of systematic change in other countries. The session "Build and Run to Last: Advances in Rural Water Services" will showcase how solar pumping solutions can be a game-changer and contribute to the sustainability of water schemes. This is just a glimpse of the many events. Below you will find the full list of the sessions and presentations where IRC is a convenor or presenter.

Sunday, 28 August

• 14:00-15:30: Political drivers for sustained change in water service delivery. Convenors: IRC, Osprey Foundation, Water For People and WaterAid. Location: FH 307.
• 11:00-12:30: Presentation by Lydia Mirembe on "Hand pump mechanics associations for job opportunities and water services" at Seminar: Water and job opportunities: a critical nexus for growth. Convenors: 2030 Water Resources Group, International Labour Organization, International Water Association and SIWI. Location: NL 357. 
• 17:00-19:00: Meet and Greet networking event. Organiser Antenna. Location: Booth #43 at the conference (the IRC–Water For People stand)

Monday, 29 August

• 08:00-10:00: Side event: Agenda for Change. Convenors: IRC, WaterAid, Water For People, Agua Consult and Osprey Foundation. Location: 7A Conference.  
• 14:00-15:30: WASHoholic anonymous: Confessions of failure and how to reform. Convenors: Aguaconsult, GIZ, Directorate-General for International Cooperation (The Netherlands), German Toilet Organization, IRC, Rural Water Supply Network, Sustainable Sanitation Alliance, Welthungerhilfe and Viva con Agua. Location: FH Little Theatre.            

Tuesday, 30 August

• 11.00-12.30: Build and Run to Last: Advances in Rural Water Services. Convenors: IRC, Rural Water Supply Network and Water Global Practice of the World Bank. Location: FH Congress Hall A.
• 14:00-15:30: Eye on LAC: Water and sanitation as a business: Constraints-opportunities. Convenors: Inter-American Development Bank, IRC, One Drop, Water For People and WaterAid. Location: FH Congress Hall A.
• 19.00-21.30: Dutch reception. Convenors: Akvo, IRC, Aqua for all, NWP. Location: Royal Netherlands Embassy, Akzo Nobel room. Gotgatan 16A,118 46 Stockholm.

Wednesday, 31 August

• 11.00-12.30: Presentation by Juste Nansi on "Designing water sector governance to meet SDGs, Burkina Faso case" at Good water governance for inclusive growth and poverty reduction. Convenors: International Water Management Institute; Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development; Stockholm International Water Institute; UNDP-SIWI Water Governance Facility and Water Research Commission. Location: FH Little Theatre.
• 17.30-19.00: Launch Event Watershed - empowering citizens. Convenors: IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo. Location: Booth no.11 (WASH Alliance International), 2nd floor City Conference Centre. 

Meet and greet

To learn more about the Agenda for Change, Watershed - empowering citizens or IRC's other activities, to speak to an IRC representative or just to have a coffee during the week in Stockholm, please visit booth no.43. Or let us know you will be there via communications@ircwash.org.

About the World Water Week in Stockholm

World Water Week in Stockholm is an annual event for all actors engaged in water and development issues. Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), it brings together around 2,500 experts, practitioners, decision makers and business innovators from around the globe to exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions.

The theme for 2016 World Water Week is Water for Sustainable Growth. This echoes and follows up on the UN World Water Day theme "water and jobs", but in the broader context of sustainable growth with a focus on inclusiveness.

For more information visit the website or go directly to the online programme.