This legacy page gives a brief overview of the project approach and flagship publications. Read more...
Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead... Read more...
Emerging trends and practical recommendations for organisations interested in growing or starting a maintenance service provision (MSP) model for... Read more...
Sustainability of water supply services remains an uphill challenge. Which factors factors undermine the effectiveness of Operation and Maintenance (O&M)? Read more...
Perceived poor performance of hand pumped boreholes has been a persistent problem in Africa Read more...
Analysing partnerships and how they strengthen WASH systems. Read more...
USAID programmes collaborate to improve rural water supplies for pastoralist communities in drought-prone regions. Read more...
As Ethiopia manages to develop more and more new rural water schemes – springs, wells or boreholes with hand-pumps or engines, piped water – keeping the existing infrastructure running well and safely is a challenge that gets bigger every day. And, despite some encouraging efforts, it's a challenge... Read more...
Reflections on twelve country case studies provide an insight into the realities of developing comprehensive and systematic country-led monitoring... Read more...
While the problem of poor sustainability - and the threat it poses to achieving the MDGs - may be well recognised, concrete steps for addressing it are considerably less clear. Triple-S, an IRC initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently completed a 13-country study to... Read more...