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The poor in small towns in Africa can and do benefit from commercialised water services, says SNV in a new practice brief. As long as water companies are socially responsible and they are backed up by pro-poor policies. Read more...
The poor in small towns in Africa can and do benefit from commercialised water services, says SNV in a new practice brief. As long as water companies are socially responsible and they are backed up by pro-poor policies. SNV say they have achieved positive results through their support of small town... Read more...
Burkina, Niger, Nigeria, Sénégal, Cameroun… La liste est longue des pays qui sont énormément frappés par des inondations avec leurs cortèges de dégâts aussi matériels qu’humains. En général, les populations d’Afrique ont toujours la peur au ventre toutes les fois que le ciel ouvre ses vannes pour... Read more...
El Grupo de Apoyo del IRC al Grupo de Trabajo de África de la Iniciativa por el Agua de la Unión Europea contribuyó a la redacción de dos nuevas notas informativas sobre la Efectividad de la Ayuda en África y Nota informativa sobre el Mapeo del Apoyo de la UE al Saneamiento en África. Read more...
Le projet WASHCost au Ghana a organisé en mars et avril 2012 une formation sur l’approche des coûts à long terme (Life-Cycle Cost Approach – LCCA) dans trois circonscriptions de trois régions du Ghana. Read more...
Cette année, la Semaine mondiale de l’eau ( http://www.worldwaterweek.org/ ) se tiendra du 26 au 30 aout autour du thème : eau et sécurité alimentaire. L’IRC Centre International de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement et ses partenaires co-organisent et participent à plusieurs réunions … Read more...
Under pressure to improve water services, Lira sub-county considers establishing a local water and sanitation board to address issues around maintenance, fee collection and administration. Read more...
Ms Juanita During, the Director of Partnership, Advocacy and Communications at Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, died on 16 August after a brief illness. Read more...
Ms Juanita During, the Director of Partnership, Advocacy and Communications at Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, died on 16 August after a brief illness. A Nigerian national, Ms During was head of governance at WaterAid in Nigeria before she was posted to WSA (... Read more...
At the Stockholm World Water Week 2012, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), together with partners from the Multiple-Use Services (MUS) Group, will be promoting the use of domestic water supplies to improve food security. Water use at the homestead-level, for small-scale production... Read more...
Aid must be used to help local institutions not just develop infrastructure but also operate and maintain water and sanitation services well into the future. Read more...
Des milliers de petits réservoirs parsèment le paysage rural de l’Afrique subsaharienne. Ils ont longtemps suscité l’intérêt des acteurs du développement et des universitaires parce qu’ils sont vulnérables et généralement situés dans des régions peu développées et sèches mais permettant l’usage d’... Read more...
M. Chris Williams, professionnel du développement possédant plus de 25ans d’expérience auprès d’organisations internationales en Afrique, Asie, Amériques et a suivi une formation en sociologie ainsi qu’en économie, prendra ses fonctions en tant que prochain Directeur Exécutif du Conseil de … Read more...
It is our pleasure to announce the kick-off of the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) Working Group on “Management and support of rural water supplies”. This Working Group focusses on management models for rural water supply and on support to service providers to ensure sustainable service provision... Read more...
SWASH+ is an action-research and advocacy project focused on increasing the scale, impact and sustainability of school water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in Kenya. Since September 2006, SWASH+ has worked in 185 primary schools in four districts in Nyanza Province, Kenya to identify... Read more...
West Africa Water and Sanitation (WA-WASH) est programme financé par l'USAID et mis en oeuvre par un consortium d'institutions dont le chef de fil est Florida International University (FIU). Son objectif est d'améliorer l'accès à l'eau potable et aux services d'hygiène aux populations du Burkina,... Read more...
When, in July 2012, the IRC director Mr Nico Terra went on holiday in Uganda, he took time to visit areas in Kabarole district, where the Triple-S initiative operates. Local district government officials, sub-county extension staff and water users shared their impressions with him. Read more...
La ville d’Abidjan est confrontée à un déficit en matière de service public d’approvisionnement en eau potable, à cause de la stagnation des investissements durant les vingt dernières années marquées par la crise socio politique. L’approvisionnement de la ville en … Read more...