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Solutions galore, but political will and finance still lacking

Sustainable, resilient WASH systems for all. Reflections from IRC on World Water Week 2021.

42nd WEDC International Conference

Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the WEDC conference in 2021 will take place entirely online.
Hurricane damage in Honduras - photo Water For People

Changing the climate discourse and walking the talk

IRC and Water For People reframe the climate discussions from a WASH systems perspective.

Climate change, water resources and WASH systems

2021
WASH system strengthening is climate action and...
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Join IRC and Partners at World Water Week 2021 Online

See what we have planned with partners during the virtual Stockholm World Water Week 2021 from 23-...

Improving WASH service delivery in small towns : systems approach implemented in Ethiopia

2021
Systems approaches are ongoing processes which...
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[Webinar] Climate finance for WASH (English, Spanish and Portuguese)

Thursday 29 April at 3 pm London | 4 pm CET, Latin America and the Caribbean | Africa | Europe,...
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[Webinar]Practical integration of climate resilience into WASH strategies and plans

SWA together with GWP, UNICEF and WaterAid are co-convening a webinar series to strengthen partners...

A guide to addressing Integrated Water Resource Management in implementation of the Dutch...

2021
Conceptual frameworks and guiding questions that...
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Marking World Water Day in Kabarole district in Uganda

IRC Uganda and its partners supported and participated in the series of Uganda Water and...

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Contributor photos: Lemessa, Digbojoy, Fabrizio,Sára, Jeske, Vera, Patrick, Stef, Angela, Tettje

Solutions galore, but political will and finance still lacking

Published on: 10/09/2021
Sustainable, resilient WASH systems for all. Reflections from IRC on World Water Week 2021.

42nd WEDC International Conference

Published on: 30/08/2021
Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the WEDC conference in 2021 will take place entirely online.

Hurricane damage in Honduras - photo Water For People

Changing the climate discourse and walking the talk

Published on: 17/08/2021
IRC and Water For People reframe the climate discussions from a WASH systems perspective.

Climate change, water resources and WASH systems

WASH system strengthening is climate action and WASH must be a core component of climate financing and adaptation strategies.
Biblio info

announcement SWWW

Join IRC and Partners at World Water Week 2021 Online

Published on: 13/07/2021
See what we have planned with partners during the virtual Stockholm World Water Week 2021 from 23-27 August. This year's theme is "Building Resilience Faster". Also, visit us at the Netherlands pavilion

Improving WASH service delivery in small towns : systems approach implemented in Ethiopia

Systems approaches are ongoing processes which take time and require multiple levels of action, both at local as well as at regional and national...
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[Webinar] Climate finance for WASH (English, Spanish and Portuguese)

Published on: 19/04/2021
Thursday 29 April at 3 pm London | 4 pm CET, Latin America and the Caribbean | Africa | Europe, English-Spanish-Portuguese interpretation SWA together with GWP, UNICEF and WaterAid are co-convening a webinar series to strengthen partners' knowledge of and capacity to integrate water, sanitation and...

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[Webinar]Practical integration of climate resilience into WASH strategies and plans

Published on: 19/04/2021
SWA together with GWP, UNICEF and WaterAid are co-convening a webinar series to strengthen partners' knowledge of and capacity to integrate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and climate policies, plans, action, and financing. The second webinar of this series will focus on "Practical integration...

A guide to addressing Integrated Water Resource Management in implementation of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs WASH strategy 2016-2030

Conceptual frameworks and guiding questions that help identify opportunities to strengthen links between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and...
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Marking World Water Day in Kabarole district in Uganda

Published on: 22/03/2021
IRC Uganda and its partners supported and participated in the series of Uganda Water and Environment Week 2021 activities in Kabarole to raise awareness about the sustainable use of water resources.

HE Ms Cora van Nieuwehuizen

90% of climate disasters are water related

Published on: 27/01/2021
Building resilience is not a "nice to have"- it is essential, says Ban Ki Moon.

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Climate Adaptation Summit 2021

Published on: 30/12/2020
The online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 on 25 and 26 January, hosted by the Netherlands, convenes global leaders and local stakeholders. Listen to the Adapting to climate change, why and how - Climate adaption video by Ikenna

Rural community sanitary complex in Amethi, Rajasthan

Better maintenance for rural community sanitation in India

Published on: 08/12/2020
Providing inputs for a ministerial task force supporting Swachh Bharat Mission Phase II.

Celebrating World Toilet Dat again - a toilet in Bangladesh

Another year, another World Toilet Day

Published on: 18/11/2020
Climate won the vote for the theme of this year's World Toilet Day.

Honduras Hurricane Eta

Orkaan Eta werpt gemeentes in Honduras 10 jaar terug in de tijd

Published on: 11/11/2020
In de nasleep van orkaan Eta steunen IRC en Water For People de oproep van de Hondurese overheid aan de internationale gemeenschap en roepen ze op tot onmiddellijke actie voor de wederopbouw van talloze water en sanitaire voorzieningen die door de oorkaan verwoest zijn.

Honduras Hurricane Eta

10 years of progress washed away

Published on: 11/11/2020
In the wake of Hurricane Eta, IRC and Water For People support government appeal and call for immediate action to restore a decade's worth of water and sanitation development in Honduras.

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A SWA briefing note on climate change adaptation and mitigation

Published on: 24/08/2020
Adapting to climate change and fostering a low carbon water and sanitation sector.

People fetching water at a tanker in Afar, Ethiopia

Strong WASH systems are climate resilient systems

Published on: 12/08/2020
The same capacities that help us adapt to COVID-19 can be used to face climate change.

World Water Week at Home 2020

World Water Week At Home, 24-28 Aug 2020

Published on: 03/08/2020
Join IRC and partners sessions for WWWeek At Home This year, Stockholm World Water Week will focus on the theme of water solutions to accelerate action on climate change. sessions are IRC (co-)convened sessions.

Climate change threatens one of the world's largest mangrove forests, the Sundarbans in West Bengal, India

Message in a red bottle – sending out an SOS

Published on: 03/07/2020
Report of a WASH Debate on climate adaptation.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) instructions for chlorine disinfection in Kabarole, Uganda. Photo M. Watsisi/IRC Uganda

What legacy of COVID-19 do we want for the WASH sector?

Published on: 24/06/2020
Our strategic systems responses to the pandemic and climate change.

USAID-funded water point in Afar, Ethiopia

Can right-sized digital solutions help the vulnerable?

Published on: 18/05/2020
Water supply for all: How can digital solutions help increase access for vulnerable populations? Lessons from Tanzania and Ethiopia.

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WASH Debate: Climate adaptation in the WASH sector: distraction or necessity?, 15:00-16:30 CEST, 17 June 2020

Published on: 13/02/2020
Join us for this first virtual edition in our series of WASH Debates. We will present two seemingly conflicting perspectives on how the WASH sector should approach climate change.

Upturned tree caused by flooding in Ethiopia

Poor sanitation is the shittiest consequence of climate change

Published on: 14/11/2019
Why sanitation matters in the climate discourse.

Sanitation and hygiene sector trends

Unsafely managed sanitation, especially in rural areas, remains a challenge in developing countries as a result of population growth, climate change...
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