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The Tanzanian Ministry of Water has adopted the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) to help make water and sanitation services sustainable. Tanzania is now the seventh country to use this innovative tool, which was developed by the IRC-led WASHTech project. Read more...
"What kind of sanitation facilities should be provided when treating Ebola? Can anyone suggest a low cost water filter for individual household that can remove iron as well as arsenic? I'm looking for studies evaluating the benefits (health, social, environmental) of running water at home vs. water... Read more...
IRC will contribute to the Stockholm World Water Week which takes place from 31 August to 5 September 2014. We are launching the WASHCost book, co-convening a number of sessions and running a booth together with Water For People in the exhibition hall. Read more...
Great interest in the WASHTech tool to validate selected WASH technologies for sustainable services. Read more...
Faecal sludge management: the forgotten link in the sanitation service chain. Read more...
An action research project has developed a decision-support tool to help deliver arsenic- and salt-free drinking water in Bangladesh. Read more...
A scientific meeting on the issue of water and sanitation services in large cities is organised on September 19 in Paris Read more...
Climbing the sanitation ladder is a gradual process hindered by many factors including technological, human psychological and environmental issues. Read more...
Failing WASH systems are a too common phenomenon in developing countries, begging the question: Was the chosen water or sanitation technology the right one in its particular context? Read more...
The record of the WASHTech December 2013-webinar on the validation, introduction and scaling up of water and sanitation technologies in a country or a given local area. Read more...
The WASHTech project may be over but the importance of choosing the right technology remains. Read more...
The success of the scheme begins with water users reporting faults by sending a text message to their area mechanic. Read more...
New briefing note summarises discussions and lessons from some key events in 2013 on the potential of ICT to improve WASH monitoring and ultimately service delivery. Contributions by IRC, TetraTech, Akvo, and SeeSaw. Read more...
A presentation by Paul Kimera (ATC Uganda) on the development of the Uganda Technology Introduction Process (TIP) during the webinar on December 11th, 2013 "Introducing and scaling up sustainable water and sanitation technologies". Read more...
A presentation by André Olschewski (Skat Foundation) introducing the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) and Technology Introduction Process (TIP) during the webinar on December 11th, 2013 "Introducing and scaling up sustainable water and sanitation technologies". Read more...
This video from the WASHTech project illustrates the challenges relating to sustainable services in WASH and how the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) provides a systematic and participatory way of assessing and adopting technology innovation at scale, for services that last. Read more...
Jean PatricK Pasquellier est le coordinateur du projet d'appui à l'assainissement familial à LVIA Burkina. Dans le cadre de son projet cofinancé par l'Union Européenne, le projet fait la promotion l'approche ECOSAN par la réalisation de latrines ECOSAN dans les deux régions du Plateau Central... Read more...
L’atelier « Vers un assainissement total pérenne » a attiré plus de 70 participants provenant de 16 différents pays d’Afrique de l’ouest. Environ 40% des participants proviennent d’ONGs, 35% d’agences gouvernementales, 20% d’organisations internationales et 5% sont des bailleurs de fonds. Read more...
IRC's webinar of November 2013 brought together experiences on Self-supply on water services from East and West Africa. Read more...
A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des toilettes, IRC réaffirme qu’au-delà de la construction des latrines, nous devons tous penser et agir pour assurer un assainissement pérenne aux ménages pauvres et vulnérables. Au vu des résultats de ces cinq dernières années, il est impératif que les... Read more...