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Who pays for water? : comparing life cycle costs of water services among several low, medium and high-income utilities

Comparing water utilities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Cambodia, and the United States reveals a gap between the full costs of service delivery and budgets of...
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A camel and cattle on the banks of water body, Somali region, Ethiopia

Systems thinking for WASH in chronic crises: lessons from Ethiopia

Published on: 24/08/2020
Sharing lessons learnt from Somali region around systems thinking in WASH and collaboration between organisations in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.

water user fee collection

Funding WASH Systems during COVID-19

Published on: 05/06/2020
The impact of COVID-19 has been unprecedented on all areas of peoples lives globally, on a scale barely imagined only a few months ago. From the ever growing infection rates and death toll as the virus travelled around the world, to the light it shined on the huge disparities of impact on different...

Financing the 50/30 commitment : a financial framework for the WASH Strategy of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Central African Republic - Water for Good

Can you strengthen WASH systems in fragile states?

Published on: 03/12/2019
Lessons from the Central African Republic and Mali. Report of a WASH debate.

KnowledgePoint : a collaborative technical support service

A short presentation about KnowledgePoint, an online Q&A platform for humanitarian and development aid workers.
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Women almost fight for water in Wamahinso community as they queue for hours

Failing pumps and disempowered communities

Published on: 25/02/2019
The challenge for ANAM in Ghana's Asutifi North

Getting the politics right : understanding the political economy of rural and urban WASH in South Asia

Using real life examples to show how Political Economy Analysis (PEA) can be used in practical ways in WASH system planning and promotion.
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Participants at IRC-NWP WASH Debate on blended finance, 4 December 2018

Blended finance: is it all in a mix?

Published on: 14/12/2018
De-risking investments by building capacities and subsidising interest. Report of an IRC-NWP WASH Debate.

Blended finance for beginners : a simplified framework

This presentation provides a simplified definition and framework for blended finance, together with emerging themes and statistics for the water,...
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Dutch SDG 6 ambassadors and manifesto signatories

Manifesto: Toilets for 50 million people by 2030

Published on: 20/11/2018
Dutch organisations lobby for a credible plan to realise the 2020 sanitation targets.

Dutch SDG 6 ambassador Connie van Brenk

Manifest: toiletten voor 50 miljoen mensen in 2030

Published on: 19/11/2018
Nederlandse organisaties eisen een geloofwaardig plan om de enorme sanitatie ambities vanaf 2020 daadwerkelijk te realiseren.

Women carrying water in Wamahinso, Asutifi North District, Ghana

Leaving no one behind is easy to say, but hard to do

Published on: 14/05/2018
Many current approaches won't work. We must build strong national and local systems dedicated to universality.

Participants at IRC WASH Debaite: Leaving no one behind

Leaving no one behind

Published on: 02/05/2018
How do we make sure that everyone has a basic level of service? Report of an IRC WASH Debate.

Women fetching water in Bangladesh

Aankondiging seminar ‘Water Internationaal’

Published on: 03/10/2017
Experts informeren Tweede Kamerleden over water en ontwikkelingssamenwerking.

Netherlands House of Representatives committee

NWP seminar ‘Water Internationaal’

Published on: 03/10/2017
Organised by the NGO Platform of the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), this public seminar will inform Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) about water and development cooperation policy. The MPs in question are members of the Committee on "Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation" The seminar...

IRC and DGIS staff celebrate signing of new 5 year partnership

Dutch government renews partnership with IRC in support of the Sustainable Development Goal for water and sanitation

Published on: 18/07/2017
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contributes 4.8 million euros to fund IRC's programmatic aims.

Max Foundation-IRC Event - panel

Eind goed, al goed

Published on: 08/07/2017
De hulprelatie met een land moet je op een goede manier beëindigen.

Pim van der Male presenting at Max Foundation-IRC Event

Should I stay or should I go?

Published on: 09/06/2017
From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH.

Exit strategy : what exit strategy?

Similar to multinationals, IRC as an international think-and-do tank and change agent, does not have an "exit strategy".
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Max Foundation-IRC Event invitation

Exit, transition or phasing out? Perspectives from the WASH sector

Published on: 06/06/2017
A guest blogger's report of discussions at a Max Foundation-IRC event.

Mother with children

Private finance is necessary to achieve the WASH SDGs: but it will only follow Government’s lead

Published on: 20/04/2017
The Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting will focus squarely on finance.

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Phase out strategies in the WASH sector

Published on: 04/04/2017
Max Foundation and IRC invite you to discuss sustainability and domestic resource mobilisation when aid ends.

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Max Foundation-IRC Event: Phase out strategies in the WASH sector

Published on: 03/04/2017
This event aims to inspire and inform participants from the WASH sector on different pathways towards sustainability and domestic resource mobilisation when aid ends. Speakers from different types of organisations will reflect on their approaches towards exiting, and lessons learnt. Also, the event...

Voting sheet

Dutch elections: voting for more or less development aid

Published on: 28/02/2017
How am I going to vote?

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