Measuring what we are managing
Published on: 21/08/2017
Robust monitoring is needed to track progress towards achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal for water.
No growth without water
Published on: 21/07/2016
Clear calls for increased investment in water and sanitation during the Africa Water Week.
New Sustainability: a system is more than a sum of its parts
Published on: 18/07/2016
This post comes from Angela's expedited entry into the WASH sector to research why sustained success has been limited and to uncover which approaches to change might lead to lasting service provision.
¿El vaso está medio lleno o medio vacio?
Published on: 22/04/2016
La región de América Latina y el Caribe ha tenido éxito en alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo de Milenio (ODM) para agua y saneamiento. ¿Pero cómo está encaminado para lograr los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)? ¿El vaso está más bien medio vacío?
Zeg het voort: De Global Goals komen eraan!
Published on: 23/09/2015
Global Goal 6: Schoon water en een toilet. Voor iedereen. Overal ter wereld. In 2030.
World Water Week: IRC looks back on this year’s conference
Published on: 10/09/2015
Positioning our work to champion sustainability and equity, and to catalyse change towards our vision of universal access by 2030.
The real danger zone: can fragile states reach the water and sanitation SDGs?
Published on: 31/08/2015
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have the target of reaching universal access to water and sanitation by 2030. But can this target realistically be achieved in the most difficult of settings: fragile states?
Financing Development: the way forward after Addis Ababa
Published on: 14/07/2015
Safe drinking water and sanitation is a human right, but it's going to be costly. How serious are world leaders to reach everyone by 2030? And where will the money come from?
Communique : Invitation a participer au debat public sur la place de l'eau dans l'agenda politique du Burkina Faso
Published on: 23/06/2015
Mercredi 24 juin 2015 à 18h30 à l'Institut Français du Burkina à Ouagadougou.
Researching the human right to sanitation in Burkina Faso
Published on: 22/06/2015
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...
Promouvoir l’approche fondée sur les droits humains dans le secteur Eau et Assainissement au Burkina Faso
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,...
¿Qué tan preparado es Honduras para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible?
Published on: 26/03/2015
Honduras es uno de los países estrella que alcanzó los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM) de agua y saneamiento unos años antes de su tiempo. La pregunta ahora es si el país está bien preparado para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), que se están aprobando ahora.
Every day is World Water Day
Published on: 24/03/2015
"World Water Day is the most important day of the year," said Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen during the Dutch World Water Day event on Friday 20 March 2015 in Amsterdam. "In fact, it is World Water Day every day", she said.
Happy World Water Day! Let 2015 be the year the world got serious about sustainability
Published on: 18/03/2015
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!
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...
IRC event: “What is new in the Sustainable Development Goals for water and sanitation?”
Published on: 27/01/2015
Save the date! IRC Event March 4th, 2015, 17.00-18.30, The Hague. This year, the Sustainable Development Goals will be agreed upon by the UN Member States. Come and discuss what is new, what is different and what does it mean for the different organisations working in the sector. Go to our Events...
Fourth AfricaSan confirmed: May 2015 in Dakar
Published on: 26/01/2015
The long-awaited date for the fourth AfricaSan has been confirmed: May 2015. This path-breaking conference will this year continue to raise the priority of sanitation amongst the new generation of political leaders.
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...
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...
Getting ready for the Sustainable Development Goals!
Published on: 07/01/2015
IRC country director of Burkina Faso Juste Hermann Nansi about the approaching Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 and what they mean for his work in Burkina Faso.
Shouldn't schools and work places have clean water and decent sanitation too?
Published on: 08/12/2014
The post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals should include access to water and sanitation in schools, clinics and the work place. This was stated by IRC and Simavi during a networking event on Thursday 4 December at the Mauritshuis in The Hague.
Spotlight on post-2015 development goals
Published on: 02/12/2014
Next year the Millennium Development Goals will make way for their successors: the Sustainable Development Goals. What does this mean for global development? What should the new targets include? Organisations working in water, sanitation and hygiene closely follow the making of the new agenda.
L'inventaire en ligne des Objectifs du Développement Durable 2015
Published on: 01/12/2014
L'inventaire en ligne des Objectifs du Développement Durable est un outil interactif disponible sur Internet destiné à répertorier des propositions d'objectifs mondiaux pour l'après-2015.
Discussie over Sustainable Development Goals in laatste fase beland
Published on: 01/12/2014
Over minder dan een jaar worden in New York de opvolgers van de Millenniumdoelen vastgesteld door de Verenigde Naties: de Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). IRC en Simavi zetten dit op de kaart tijdens een bijeenkomst op 4 december 2014 in het Mauritshuis.
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.