Programme Officer
Mélanie is a water and sanitation engineer working in the WASH sector since 2002. She worked 5 years in the private sector in hydraulic design and construction followed by 7 years in the humanitarian and development sector. Mélanie has an extensive field experience as WASH programme manager and coordinator mainly in emergency contexts, and was based and worked in various countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
She joined IRC in 2012 as a Programme Officer and has been involved in various research and monitoring initiatives, mainly in the field of sanitation, hygiene and MUS (Multiple Use of water Services). Mélanie is the facilitator of the online life-cycle costing training and is working with UNCHR to adapt the life-cycle cost approach to emergency contexts.
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish
This book is an introduction to the theory of water governance and its practical application especially in The Netherlands. Read more...
Decision-support tool to aid the identification of potentially appropriate drinking water methods for arsenic- and salt-mitigation in Bangladesh... Read more...
This guidebook introduces rural and small water and wastewater systems in the United States to ten key areas of effectively managed systems. Read more...
This global review explores the strengths and weaknesses of integrity in the water sector. It provides examples of innovative programmes and tools... Read more...
This is the final report from the Action Research for Learning programme (2013–2015). Read more...
Presentation of WASH sustainability check results, sharing the findings of sustainability checks undertaken in Ethiopia in 2015. Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
The private sector in Ethiopia has the potential to play a greater role in developing water supply services and solid and liquid waste management. If... Read more...
The results of a sustainability check, monitoring service delivery in towns, satellite villages and institutions that are targeted in the ONEWASH... Read more...
Results of an initiative to monitor sustainability factors in towns in Ethiopia. Read more...
Innovation of sanitation master planning within the ONEWASH Plus programme in Ethiopia. Read more...
Findings and lessons from a 2013 WASH Gap Analysis funded through the Humanitarian Innovation Fund. Read more...
Poster sharing initial conclusions and lessons so far from research on access to sanitation for the disabled in the Northern part of Bangladesh. Read more...
Poster presented at the 2015 UNC water and health conference. Read more...
This case study analyses the support given by the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Government of Chhattisgarh, to community service... Read more...
This study investigates support given to community service providers in Odisha by Gram Vikas, an internationally acclaimed NGO, and assesses the... Read more...
