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Study seeks solutions for sustainable small-town water service delivery. Read more...
Financing for the water and environment sector in Uganda has shown a declining trend since 2008, leading to a reduction in funding for key aspects of water supply services. Read more...
Based on a review of the costs of 179 water and sanitation projects carried out by FHIS (Honduran Social Investment Fund) over the last five years, we established the unit cost ranges for different intervention models. We also identified the main factors driving the costs of water and sanitation... Read more...
Le 15 avril 2014, le Haut Comité aux Réfugiés des Nations-Unies (UNHCR) et IRC ont entamé une collaboration pour piloter l'approche des coûts à long terme des services d'eau potable dans les camps de réfugiés. Read more...
Have a look at the real cost for capital maintenance of water supply in small towns and growing rural centres in Uganda Read more...
On April 15, 2014, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and IRC have started a collaboration to pilot the Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) in the context of refugee camps and settlements. Read more...
A short animation explaining the life-cycle cost components and how to measure service, taking into account the indicators of quantity, quality, accessibility and reliability. Read more...
This includes the structured support activities to service providers as well as to users or user groups. This may be provided in a variety of ways by either local governments directly, by regional utility agencies, specialized agencies or external contractors or a by combination of these modalities. Read more...
Participants at the Mole Conference XXIII have called for the establishment of a national water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) fund to finance capital maintenance of facilities to ensure sustainability. This is because communities are not able to finance capital maintenance activities on their own... Read more...
Participants at the MOLE XXIII Conference have called for the establishment a national water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Fund to finance capital maintenance of facilities to ensure sustainability. Read more...
Tamale, the Northern Regional capital of Ghana has hosted the final in the series of Life Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) training for selected districts in three regions of Ghana. The training is to build the capacity of the relevant technical staff involved in budgeting and planning for water,... Read more...
The Country Director for WASHCost Project Ghana, Dr Kwabena Nyarko, has called on the WASH sector in Ghana to use the Life-Cycle Cost Approach to ensure sustainability of service delivery in the sector. At the CWSA head office, Dr Nyarko said WASHCost has quantified the actual cost of delivering... Read more...