IRC WASH Debate - Blended finance: Is it all in a mix?
Published on: 12/10/2018
Around the world, substantial financing gaps prevent universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services from becoming a reality. How big of a role will blended finance have in funding this gap? Blended finance is defined by the OECD as "the strategic use of development finance for...
Insights Roundtable: "Experience sharing on Wastewater Challenges and Solutions", Mumbai, India
Published on: 09/11/2018
The India Sanitation Coalition, IRC, the SuSanA India Chapter and TARU are holding an "Insights" roundtable in Mumbai, a day before the World Toilet Summit. The expert roundtable, titled "Experience sharing on Wastewater Challenges and Solutions", starts at 4:00 p.m. on 18 November 2018, and will...
Webinar on new WASH in Schools Index
Published on: 06/11/2018
Come and experience the new functions of the WASH in Schools Index during a webinar. It is a premier online resource and database for the WASH in school's network, supported by UNICEF and other partners, and hosted by IRC. All WASH in schools partners will have access to this new website as well as...
RWSN webinar - Utility Service Delivery Models in Rural Areas: Opportunities and Challenges
Published on: 09/11/2018
Rural populations are increasingly served by larger utility-like service providers. Such utilities come in different shapes, sizes, ownership and mandates, providing an expected pathways to more sustainable services. This webinar will explore drivers behind the emergence of rural utility models,...
IRC at the UNC Water and Health Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Published on: 13/09/2018
Come to IRC and its partners' side events and presentations from 29 October-2 November at the 2018 Water and Health Conference! The Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy is organised annually by The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). It...
Africa Water Week side event: Building country systems, leveraging partnerships
Published on: 29/10/2018
Join us at the Africa Water Week Side Event on District based initiative for Sustainable Development Goal 6: Building country systems, leveraging partnerships | Venue: Libreville, Gabon | Date: October 30, 2018 | Time: 12:30 – 13:30 Ensuring universal access to safe and affordable drinking water...
Blue Drinks, The Hague Edition IV. Theme: Digital Water
Published on: 03/10/2018
The Hague edition of Blue Drinks, an event started by the Canadian Water Network, is now being organised for the fourth time. Co-organisers are IRC's Angela Huston and Lisa Andrews from the International Water Association (IWA). Lisa wrote a background article about Blue Drinks just after the...
Vers l’hygiène et l'assainissement durables pour tous
Published on: 11/06/2018
Ce colloque international organisé sous la supervision du Ministère de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement vise à présenter et discuter les expériences et problématiques les plus récentes et les plus pertinentes en matière de promotion de l'hygiène et de l'assainissement au Burkina Faso et dans les pays...
IRC WASH Debate: Building institutional capacity for behaviour change & sanitation programming
Published on: 23/08/2018
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands puts Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) central in its approach to sanitation and behaviour change, recognising it has been a very effective method to achieve changes in behaviour and ending open defecation. At the same time, it recognises the...
Join IRC at Stockholm World Water Week
Published on: 17/07/2018
This annual event, organised by SIWI, the Stockholm International Water Institute, consists of more than 200 sessions. One of the highlights is the Stockholm Water Prize Ceremony and Royal Banquet. In 2017, over 3,300 individuals and around 380 convening organisations from 135 countries...
Blue Drinks, The Hague Edition III. Theme: Water and Gender
Published on: 25/07/2018
The Hague edition of Blue Drinks, an event started by the Canadian Water Network, is now being organised for the third time. Co-organisers are IRC's Angela Huston and Lisa Andrews from the International Water Association (IWA). Lisa wrote a background article about Blue Drinks just after the...
High-level Political Forum 2018 (HLPF 2018): Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies, New York, NY, USA
Published on: 15/02/2018
The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2018 (HLPF 2018) convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council included a three-day ministerial meeting of the forum 16 to 18 July 2018. The theme will be "Transformation towards sustainable and resilient...
Coffee and conversation: District Level Master Planning in Ghana
Published on: 18/06/2018
On June 21, 2018 from 3:30-5:00PM EST, the IRC US Office will be hosting a "Coffee and Conversation" informal talk with Patrick Moriarty, IRC CEO, to discuss experiences with district level master planning. To attend in person in Washington DC or listen through the live stream, please register here...
Blue Drinks, The Hague Edition II. Theme: Circular Economy
Published on: 01/05/2018
The Hague edition of Blue Drinks, an event started by the Canadian Water Network, is now being organised for the second time. Co-organisers are IRC's Angela Huston and Lisa Andrews from the International Water Association (IWA). Lisa wrote a background article about Blue Drinks just after the...
Water kiosks: A model for sustainable water services? - RWSN webinar series on rural water services (April 3rd - June 5th, 2018)
Published on: 14/05/2018
Announcement from 20.03.2018 New 2018 RWSN webinar series on rural water services (April 3rd - June 5th, 2018) / Nouvelles série en français de wébinaires en 2018 sur les services d'eau en milieu rural (3 avril - 5 juin 2018) / Nueva serie de webinarios RWSN Tuesday, May 15th: Water kiosks: A model...
Webinar Discussion: Systems approaches to hygiene behavior change – lessons across WASH, health, and education
Published on: 08/05/2018
The Global Handwashing Partnership and IRC are organising a discussion on 9 May 2018 at 10 am ET, focused on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts. Hygiene behaviours one of the most effective ways to improve outcomes in health, education, and...
RWSN Webinar on social accountability
Published on: 08/05/2018
This RWSN webinar will present some preliminary findings of a global review on national accountability mechanisms for SDG6, as well as experiences shared by RWSN members during a recent e-discussion on the topic. ENG: How can we make providers and governments accountable for rural water services?...
IRC WASH Debate: Leaving no one behind; social inclusion in the WASH sector
Published on: 05/03/2018
One of the key principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is "leaving no one behind". This means that all the goals and targets of the SDGs aim to be socially inclusive and should be met for all nations and people and for all segments of society. Furthermore, there should be an...
8th World Water Forum: Sharing Water, Brasilia, Brazil
Published on: 18/01/2018
The World Water Forum is the world's biggest water-related event and is organised every three years by the World Water Council (WWC). The 8th Forum brings together the world's leading water experts to discuss the nine Forum themes and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The nine Forum...
Blue Drinks, The Hague Edition! O’Casey’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
Published on: 05/03/2018
A networking event for water and environmental professionals in The Hague. Blue Drinks, an event started by the Canadian Water Network, is now being replicated in the land of some of the best water professionals in the world: The Netherlands! The inaugural bi-monthly networking event in The Hague...
RWSN E-Discussion on Social Accountability Mechanisms
Published on: 19/02/2018
Through the e-discussion, participants have the opportunity to share stories and experiences from the field on holding governments accountable in delivering sustainable water services. The lessons learnt and advocacy messages from this e-discussion will be compiled into an RWSN e-discussion summary...
"Promoting Harmonized Monitoring for the WASH Sector"
Published on: 26/02/2018
In celebration of IRC's 50th Anniversary, IRC US is hosting a series of events. The first in the series will be a brown bag lunch featuring a presentation and discussion on harmonized monitoring with Antonio Rodriguez Serrano, World Bank Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist. He will present...
Regional Insights dialogue on "Sanitation & Tourism"
Published on: 01/02/2018
A new dialogue in the Insights series organised by the India Sanitation Coalition (ISC), IRC and TARU Leading Edge will be held on 20 February 2018 in Goa, India, one day before the SuSanA India Chapter Meeting . The theme this time is: "Sanitation & Tourism". Confirmed panellists : GM Taj Taj...
Webinar: Holding governments to account for implementation of the SDGs
Published on: 10/01/2018
2018 marks the third year of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While national governments hold the primary responsibility for developing policy, and delivering resources and programmes for the goals, civil society also plays a critical role in the implementation and...
IRC WASH Debate: Linking WASH and IWRM programmes to achieve SDG6
Published on: 17/10/2017
Within the focus area (speerpunt) “water” of Dutch development cooperation policy, there are two key strands: improving integrated water resources management (IWRM) and the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. At policy level, relevant linkages between these two areas are...