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Stagnant water increases Zika risk

Published on: 30/01/2016
Stagnant water is the ideal breeding ground for the Zika virus carrying mosquito.

A hand pump mechanic at work in Namayingo District, Uganda

Making a case for increased O&M funding in Uganda

Published on: 12/10/2015
This briefing note highlights the key issues surrounding Operation & Maintenance of water supply facilities, based on experiences from four districts in Uganda.

A child fills his jerrycan with clean water from a tap on the Mugusu Piped Water Scheme, Kabarole district

Functionality of water supply systems key to national development

Published on: 25/03/2015
A message from IRC Uganda and Ministry of Water and Environment on the occasion of World Water Day 2015

Syrian Refugee Camp

WASH services critical for refugees worldwide

Published on: 15/07/2014
Clean water, sanitation and hygiene are of critical importance for the people living in camps, but they don't come cheap and many refugees are not going anywhere soon.

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Costing water services in humanitarian context: setting-up the ladder

Published on: 11/07/2014
In an on-going study in partnership with UNHCR, IRC is setting-up a methodology to measure the cost of providing water services to refugee population.

Applying a life-cycle costs approach to water: costs and service levels in rural and small town areas in Andhra Pradesh (India), Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mozambique

This paper concludes that there is chronic underfunding of rural water services, to meet the costs required to provide and sustain a basic level of...
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Use of cost information in planning and decision making in rural water and sanitation service delivery in Ghana

This study examined the planning process for delivering sustainable WASH services in Ghana, particularly with respect to the existing and potential...
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