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Factors influencing water system functionality in Nigeria and Tanzania : a regression and Bayesian network analysis

Published on: 20/10/2017

Strong dependencies were found between functionality and system type and administrative unit (e.g., district). Read more...

Financing options for the 2030 water agenda

Published on: 18/09/2017

Addressing the financing challenges that result from the adoption of the water Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Read more...

Community management of rural water supply : case studies of success from India

Published on: 16/06/2017

Based on 20 detailed successful case studies from across India, this book outlines future rural water supply approaches for all lower-income... Read more...

IRC monitoring report 2016 incl. reflection 2012 - 2016

Water point failure in sub-Saharan Africa : the value of a systems thinking approach

Published on: 13/06/2017

To help understand the impact of different interventions, this paper proposes the adoption of systems-based analysis for looking at water point... Read more...

Menstrual health

Published on: 23/05/2017

Podcast featuring Virginia Roaf, Neville Okwaro and Radha Paudel, who discuss how to tackle the taboo surrounding menstrual hygiene at the global... Read more...

Three Indian cities sign up for innovative WASH solutions

Published on: 23/05/2017

New project helps local government make their cities open defecation free. Read more...

Strengthening enabling environment for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) : guidance note

Published on: 12/05/2017

This document is a guide to orient UNICEF country staff to support governments to strengthen the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) enabling... Read more...

Towards sustainable sanitation management : establishing the costs and willingness to pay for emptying and transporting sludge in rural districts with high rates of access to latrines

Published on: 23/03/2017

Spreading the cost of faecal waste removal over a series of monthly payments could make it more affordable for poor households and help kick start... Read more...

Using knowledge for improving water, sanitation and hygiene services in West and Central Africa

Published on: 24/02/2017

Paper underlining the importance of learning for better performance in the WASH sector and to contribute to the discussion on how this can be... Read more...

Mapping regional capacity for knowledge management and sector learning in West and Central African countries. Main findings.

Manual de uso de SIASAR (versión 1)

Social accountability : an introduction to the concept and emerging practice

Published on: 25/11/2016

This paper addresses five fundamental questions: (i) what is social accountability; (ii) why is it important; (iii) what are its core features; (iv)... Read more...