The human right to water and water quality are two focus areas for Watershed in Mali says Mrs Traoré Afou Chantal Bengaly in an interview. Read more...
This is the 2nd of four webinars organised by End Water Poverty during the March 2017 Water Action Month. For the full list of webinars see the Water Action Month programme overview . IRC is a member of the End Water Poverty Steering Committee . Read more...
What would happen if we outlawed and started to punish open air defecation in Burkina Faso? Read more...
Bobo-Dioulasso - Lundi 17 Octobre 2016 - Célébration de la Journée Mondiale du Refus de la Misère Read more...
The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance. Read more...
How the water sector loses billions annually, and other shocking conclusions on corruption and malpractices. Read more...
IRC is among 37 NGOs calling on UN Member States to take concrete steps to fully realise the rights to water and sanitation. Read more...
This fact sheet explains why institutional water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) should be part of the post-2015 development agenda. It includes... Read more...
Stronger advocacy is needed for better water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools, health centres, workplaces and prisons. Read more...
A growing number of companies promise safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all their employees. Read more...
For Ugandan prisons, investing in WASH means investing in hygiene behaviour change. Read more...
Did you know poverty is both a cause and a consequence of disability? 1 in 5 of poor people in developing countries are disabled. They often lack basic services, including accessible sanitation. At IRC we believe this needs to change. Read more...
In this blog, I explain the process behind my research on human rights in Burkina Faso's water and sanitation sector. The resulting research report focuses on how the integration of sanitation as a human right in national policies and strategies can improve access to sanitation in rural areas, in... Read more...
Pour améliorer l'accès des femmes à l'assainissement en milieu rural au Burkina Faso Read more...
The integration of sanitation as a human right in national policies and strategies can improve access to sanitation in rural areas, in particular for... Read more...
Cette étude fait état de la mise en œuvre des principes de l'AFDH dans le secteur de l'eau et de l'assainissement au Burkina Faso. Sur cette base,... Read more...
THE HAGUE, 18 March 2015 – On 22 March 2015 we celebrate World Water Day. Everyone has a right to safe water and sanitation. How can we make sure that people who get water and sanitation services, also keep them? Share your stories! Read more...
Everybody has a right to access to clean, safe, affordable and reliable drinking water and sanitation services. But how to translate a human right into practice? The handbook on the human rights to water and sanitation provides guidance. Read more...
Background note prepared for the IRC event on the 4th of March 2015. Read more...
IRC, in partnership with Royal Haskoning-DHV is supporting the implementation of the Extension and Improvement of Water Supply Services in Chuquiaguillo, La Paz, Bolivia. The contribution of IRC is in strengthening the institutional capacity of the utility, EPSAS (Public and Social Water and... Read more...