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The Chief Executive Officer of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), Mr Clement Bugase in this video interview talks about the changing role of his institution as they seek to enhance its ability as a regulator more than a facilitator for the delivery of physical water and sanitation... Read more...
How do you set a tariff for water in a small town, so that people can afford to pay and there is enough money to sustain the service?" Read more...
Presenting the outcomes of a baseline study carried out in East Gonja, Sunyani West and Akatsi district in Ghana. Read more...
‘It’s about sustainable water services, not just about pumps and pipes’. That was one of the main messages (and title) of the presentation on monitoring water services in Ghana, presented by Marieke Adank from IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre in the ‘Judge us by our outcomes’ session... Read more...
The Triple-S Project in Ghana conducted an assessment of water service delivery in its three pilot districts (East Gonja; Akatsi and Sunyani West) on functionality of water facilities and the level of services provided. Read more...
Ghana through the Community Water and Sanitation Agency is developing a District Operational Manual (DOM) to guide the delivery of water and sanitation services at the local government level. The document is aimed to strengthen the capacity of local government officials as well as address gaps... Read more...
Seth Damasah, Head of the District Water and Sanitation Team of Akatsi District in the Volta Region in Ghana, describes how they have recently starting to use the FLOW technology, to monitor water services in Ghana. Read more...
IRC, Centre international pour l’Eau et l’Assainissement, conduit sur 6 ans une initiative d’amélioration des connaissances qui permettra d’assurer un meilleur accès à l’eau et à l’assainissement des populations pauvres en milieu rural. Read more...
Monitoring of water services delivery is a key factor for sustainability and water for all. This was the key theme of the monitoring and evaluation session at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille in March 2012. It was observed that most approaches to monitoring focus on coverage measured in terms... Read more...
IRC is testing out FLOW in three districts in Ghana. FLOW helps the user assess whether or not facilities are functioning or are on the verge of disrepair. In this video IRC staff discusses the presentation given by Marieke Adank and Nicolas Dickinson which highlights the experiences and lessons... Read more...
How can you easiliy assess and monitor functionality of water services? IRC is testing out FLOW in three districts in Ghana, as part of the Triple-S project. FLOW helps the user assess whether or not facilities are functioning or are on the verge of disrepair. Check out this video in which Marieke... Read more...
Various stakeholders implementing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in Ghana currently use different approaches in implementing the project cycle to deliver their facilities. This has been identified as a challenge to the involvement of local government in enhancing the long-term... Read more...
“I love what I do as an area mechanic because in my own small way I ensure that community boreholes are constantly working, providing regular supply of water to the people to improve their standards of living and their health.” Read more...
The SWITCH project was a five year experiment focused on some of the key sustainability challenges in urban water management. In a number of cities around the globe, it set out to test what was needed for a transition to more sustainable urban water management through a combination of demand-led... Read more...