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Ethiopia’s business environment and how it influences WASH market development

Published on: 31/01/2022

Learning Note exploring the key challenges faced by private sector WASH enterprises Read more...

[Presentation] Utility-managed rural water services: models, pathways, drivers, performance and areas for support

Published on: 01/11/2021

Presentation given WEDC 2021 Read more...

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. Read more...

How women gain power by investing in water

Published on: 05/03/2021

On International Women's Day , research from Water.org shows how empowerment flows from financing improved water and sanitation access. Read more...

Women as business leaders

Published on: 20/10/2020

This learning note is focused on the gender dynamics in WASH business and it informs action points to enhance women's roles in the sector. Read more...

Rural water and sanitation budgets for schools, anganwadi and health centres : an assessment of Gaya, Bihar : discussion paper

Published on: 01/09/2020

An analysis of government interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve... Read more...

Cartoon of disabled person trying to wash hands but tap is too high (source:Mdogo)

How to avoid a 20-year setback in the water and sanitation sector

Published on: 23/04/2020

Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision. Read more...

Eng, Joseph Oriono Eyatu, Uganda, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Ghana, Patrick Moriarty

Money follows politics

Published on: 17/12/2019

What does government leadership in the African water and sanitation sector really mean? Perspectives from a technocrat, a politician and IRC's CEO. Read more...

Conditions for private sector involvement and financing in rural water supply

Published on: 26/02/2019

An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in... Read more...

Weekly WASH graph: beating the curve

Published on: 17/05/2018

This is the first of my 'weekly WASH graphs', exploring the relation between the wealth of a country over time, and its level of access to at least basic water services. Read more...

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. Read more...

Happy children in Ethiopia enjoying water

Systems change at district level: where do we start? The case of South Ari district, Ethiopia

Published on: 16/03/2017

Asset inventory is essential in Ethiopia to develop more realistic planning to increase functionality as well as coverage. Read more...

Uganda Water and Environment Week - 12-17 March 2023

Published on: 14/03/2023

Join IRC Uganda and partners on Zoom for Dialogue Session No. IV - Innovative financing mechanisms on Thursday 16 March. Read more...

Value for money analysis : value and impact

Published on: 14/12/2022

Best practices, challenges and recommendations on the use of UNICEF's Value for Money (VFM) tool and other VFM metrics. Read more...

African Public Development Banks and water and sanitation finance

Published on: 24/11/2022

Reflections from the Finance in Common Summit. Read more...

Ten action points from the 2022 World Toilet Summit

Published on: 21/11/2022

I was given the honour of providing a summary of the action points at the 2022 World Toilet Summit in Nigeria. Read more...

Atteindre les personnes non desservies avec les services d'eau d'un service public

Reaching the unserved with a utility’s water services

WASH Debate: Leveraging household investments, The Hague, 9 November 2022

Published on: 05/10/2022

Experiences in scaling market-based approaches in water and sanitation Read more...

Developing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) finance strategies : a guide

Published on: 15/09/2022

Supporting governments and WASH sector experts in promoting and facilitating the development of WASH finance strategies in developing and transition... Read more...

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