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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...
LA HAYE, le 18 mars 2014 – La Fondation Conrad N. Hilton a accordé 3 millions de dollars à IRC – une organisation de référence œuvrant pour l'accès universel à des services d'eau adéquats. L'objectif de cet investissement est d'assurer d'ici trois ans l'accès à des services d'eau pérennes pour 1,3... Read more...
To deliver WASH services that last, the whole system of individuals, organisations, technologies and the institutions that link them needs to work, and work more effectively. Read more...
Many rural water systems in Ghana fail prematurely. This is estimated to be around 30 percent at any given point in time. Sometimes, these failures are attributed to a lack of clearly defined roles and responsibilities for sector actors and institutions. It is often the case that, once water... Read more...
Life-cycle costs represent the aggregate costs of ensuring delivery of adequate, equitable and sustainable WASH services indefinitely to a population in a specified area. These costs include: Capital expenditure on hardware and software (CapEx) Operating and minor maintenance expenditure (OpEx)... Read more...
A committee looking into the costs of supporting communities and water service providers in Ghana is set to recommend a sizable increase in spending to improve functionality and sustainability in rural and peri-urban areas. Read more...
Vera van der Grift, IRC Information Officer gives examples of how the life-cycle costs approach has been taken up by global level actors. From international donors to regional lending banks, WASH sector actors are thinking about the importance of financing asset management and capital replacement... 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...