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IRC Ghana has organised a Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) training for participants at the MOLE XXIII. The training was in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, WASHCost Project Ghana and the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS). 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...
Rural water services in Ghana, particularly those provided by the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), are typically seen as responding primarily to the need for good quality drinking water. It is with this in mind that the basic service level of 20 litres of water per person per day of... Read more...
This Briefing Note presents findings on actual access to water services by users in small towns and rural communities, and analyses this access with respect to poverty. Read more...
Rural water coverage has been increasing steadily but there are concerns with high levels of non-functional water point systems fitted with handpumps. Read more...
WASHCost Briefing Note No. 5 presents findings on access to sanitation services in rural and small towns in Ghana using the Life-Cycle Costs Approach (LCCA) developed by WASHCost for the water, sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. Read more...
On Tuesday 21 August, Water For People hosted a Google+ Hangout on transparency in the water sector. Read more...
“In less than 40 years’ time, the world's population will have increased by a third to 9 billion people. Each and every one of these individuals will want access to basic goods and services starting with food, clean water and sanitation, shelter and education as well as health care.” Read more...
Près de 2,5 milliards de personnes dans le monde utilisent des toilettes peu sûres ou défèquent à l’air libre. Read more...
On the 20th of August the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre organised an in-house debate on the pros and cons of adding a sustainability clause in contracts between donors and implementers in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes. Read more...
Experiences with multiple use of water in Kerala in India. Read more...
Marieke Adank discusses the possibilities for domestic plus approaches in Ghana. Watch the presentation and listen to the discussion here. Read more...
Stef Smits introducing the webinar Institutional opportunities and barriers for scaling MUS. Watch the presentation and listen to the discussion here. Read more...
During the IRC seminar on MUS, which took place on 22 June 2012, Marieke Adank shared the her views on how to bring MUS to scale in Ghana, by applying the Domestic Plus approach. Read more...
Based on a growing number of MUS initiatives and increased knowledge and experience on how to do MUS, MUSGroup members have synthesized existing guidelines into a generic set of guidelines for planning and providing multiple use water services. Read more...
A présent, avec la demande grandissante au niveau du système de distribution d’eau de Mare-aux-Vacoas, le réservoir fait face à des problèmes d’approvisionnement. Des solutions à court, moyen et long termes sont prêtes s’il ne pleut pas suffisamment en … Read more...
Presentation with new research evidence; practices and institutional opportunities and barriers for scaling MUS. Read more...
A new video highlights India’s largest well recharge programme in Thrissur, Kerala. The Mazhapolima participatory well recharge programme was set up by IRC's Dr Kurian Baby in May 2008, when he was Thrissur District Collector. Read more...
@BillGates: Lots of great groups are working on #sanitation and #water issues. Here are a few: @charitywater @Water @IRCWASH @WSUPUK @WaterAidAmerica. Read more...
En mars 2011, le Burkina Faso voyait débarquer sur son marché des systèmes d’irrigation une entreprise d’un nouveau genre : international Development Enterprises (iDE), une entreprise sociale, dont l’objectif n’est pas de réaliser des profits mais de permettre à des familles des zones rurales d’... Read more...