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School WASH programmes in Bangladesh : how much does it cost? : applying the life-cycle costs approach in selected upazilas

This study presents the first adaptation of the life-cycle costs approach to school WASH interventions. It is based on a survey of the sanitation and...
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A Sustainable Development Goal to strengthen national sector monitoring systems!

Published on: 20/02/2015
In this blog on the UN-Water meeting that was held in Geneva last month, Joseph Pearce and Ton Schouten give an intriguing insight in the monitoring of the new sustainable development goal (SDG) for water. They argue that the SDGs, as they are now formulated, demand for strengthening national...

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When access to improved water points does not lead to use: Understanding consumption patterns in Burkina Faso

Published on: 06/02/2015
The correlation between access to drinking water, health, nutrition and other development indicators is well known. At sector level, this often translates into the requirement to allocate additional funding to new infrastructure (in the rural sector, mainly to water points), that would naturally...

community water cans

Que faire quand l'acces a l'eau potable ne garantit pas son usage par les menages?

Published on: 06/02/2015
La corrélation directe entre l’accès à l’eau potable et le niveau de santé, de nutrition et autres indicateurs de développement est aujourd’hui largement reconnue. Sur cette base, le secteur conclut souvent qu’il est nécessaire d’allouer davantage d’investissements aux infrastructures (en milieu...

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The water ideals of Jo Smet

Published on: 20/01/2015
2015 is the year that the Millennium Development Goals make way for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An important role in both development agendas is reserved for water, sanitation and hygiene issues that leave much to be desired in many countries. OneWorld dived into the world of...

South Sudan, Jo Smet

De wateridealen van Jo Smet

Published on: 19/01/2015
2015 is het jaar dat de Millenniumdoelen plaatsmaken voor de Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). Een belangrijke rol in beide ontwikkelingsagenda's is weggelegd voor water, sanitatie en hygiëne, onderwerpen die in veel landen nog te wensen overlaten. OneWorld dook in de wereld van de...

Learning, adapting, embedding : experiences and lessons from the Triple-S Initiative in Uganda

Collection of stories reflecting the experiences of individuals involved in Triple-S Initiative in Uganda, containing key achievements at personal...
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WASH I report on QIS data analysis : findings from the first round 2012 - 2013

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Minister, don’t dilute your water ambitions

Published on: 24/11/2014
Several Dutch water sector organisations have written to Minister Ploumen (Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation) about the Dutch targets for water supply.

Water Nepal, IRC

Minister, verwater uw water ambities niet!

Published on: 19/11/2014
Stef Smits legt uit wat er in de brief over de internationale drinkwaterdoelstelling staat die de water sector vandaag aan Minister Ploumen aanbiedt.

pumping water in bangladesh

Decision-support for arsenic and salt mitigation

Published on: 26/10/2014
The ASTRA decision support tool aims to help mitigate the effects of arsenic and salt contamination of water in Bangladesh. the tool stimulated lively discussion at the 37th WEDC Conference.

Ghanaian delegation visits IRC

Published on: 03/10/2014
Within the context of the Ghana WASH Window (GWW), a delegation of 15 Ghanaian companies /NGOs/knowledge Institutions and 7 government officials were received by the Netherlands Water Partnership in the first week of October 2014 (29 sept. -3 Oct.).

Flooding events often bring salinization that makes surface water unusable. Photo by SWIBANGLA

The threat from salt water in Bangladesh – we may have been here before: 8,000 years ago

Published on: 15/09/2014
"We can see that what was happening six or seven thousand years ago is still affecting what is happening in the subsurface from a salinity point of view. If you want to know what is happening now, you have to go back in time and try to understand how the groundwater system works," says Oude Essink

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Private sector perspective on the WASH Sustainability Forum 2014

Published on: 29/07/2014
Vergnet Hydro, a specialized company looking for sustainable solutions for drinking water supply in developing countries, had to be represented at the WASH Sustainability Forum 2014 in Amsterdam. The theme was tools for evaluation and monitoring of development activities in water, sanitation and...

Water flowing. Still from the WASHCost film

Is more better?

Published on: 03/07/2014
There are a range of sustainability tools for water. However tools alone do not automatically mean that services will improve, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable.

F4W Minister Ploumen in de Kuip, copyright knvb

Belangrijke stap in steun voor water en sanitatie tijdens voetbalwedstrijd Nederland-Ghana

Published on: 03/06/2014
Den Haag, 28 mei 2014 – Op zaterdag 31 mei brengt John A. Kufuor, voormalig president van Ghana, een bezoek aan Nederland om aanwezig te zijn bij de oefeninterland Nederland-Ghana in De Kuip te Rotterdam.

Soluciones ingeniosas de agua

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IRC in Ethiopia

A quick guide to IRC in Ethiopia

Published on: 17/02/2014
Working with the Ethiopian government and partners to deliver universal access to WASH services.

Women washing hands in Burkina Faso

Hygiene cost effectiveness studies in Ghana, Mozambique and Burkina Faso

Published on: 13/02/2014
The results of a three-country hygiene cost effectiveness study make interesting reading.

Uganda handwashing

Quick guide: Hygiene

Published on: 17/09/2013
If the system isn't hygienically used and operated, people's lives and health will not be improved.

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