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Sanitation facility of a hardcore poor family, Ramgati Bangladesh

Two new strategies for the WASH sector in Bangladesh

Published on: 16/11/2020
A pro-poor strategy has been approved and a new national strategy is on its way.

Woman cleaning toilet - Odisha, India

Recommendations for greywater management in rural India

Published on: 06/11/2020
Role of technology and local government in waste water management. Expert views from a thematic discussion and webinar.

Liquid waste management in SBM II : synthesis document

This thematic discussion examines the readiness of India's local government institutions to effectively plan and implement grey water management as...
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Changes in the civic space for water, sanitation and sexual health rights in Kajiado County, Kenya

Key finding of this briefing note: Overall, citizens holding governments to account is dependent on effective civil society and media shaping the...
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School in Nuapada district, Odisha, India

Water and sanitation budget tracking in rural India

Published on: 04/09/2020
Learn more from four new publications on public finance for community and institutional WASH services.

Central and State Finance Commission grants to Panchaya Raj Institutions (PRIs) : implications for financing of rural WATSAN

A call for devolution of power to local government, capacity strengthening, decentralised planning and transparency and accountability in the Indian...
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Tracking expenditure for water, sanitation and hygiene in communities and social sector institutions : consolidated brief

Key learnings for budget and financing arrangements for WASH in two Indian states (Bihar and Odisha), with emphasis on hygiene in the wake of the...
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Professional mechanic repairs village handpump in Uganda

Uganda’s COVID-19 water sector response

Published on: 09/07/2020
An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19.

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.

Faecal sludge management in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Citywide inclusive sanitation: applying systems thinking

Published on: 18/03/2020
Two major development players simultaneously publish papers supporting a more 'systems' based approach.

Afou Chantal Bengaly (photo Vice Versa)

Au Mali, l'eau est source de vie

Published on: 24/02/2020
Comment pouvez-vous aider les ONG et les citoyens du Mali à mieux défendre leurs droits en matière d'eau et d'assainissement ?

Financing the 50/30 commitment : a financial framework for the WASH Strategy of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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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.

Comptes nationaux du secteur eau, hygiène et assainissement

Comptes nationaux du secteur eau, hygiène et assainissement de 2013 à 2015.
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Financing universal, safe and sustainable water services in Ethiopia

Targeted and affordable water tariffs, self-supply investments, microfinance and solar energy can help finance Ethiopia's water sector.
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Capacity development in the WASH sector of Ethiopia

Take a systems approach to capacity building involving government, communities, the private sector, CSOs, educational institutes and women.
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Role of youth in sanitation : synthesis document

An expert panel highlighted the role of youth as a key stakeholder in ensuring sanitation services for all in India.
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MP Margaret Baba Diri speaking at the breakfast meeting

MPs call for menstrual health management strategy

Published on: 04/10/2019
IRC Uganda and the Ministry of Education and Sports recently hosted a stakeholders' breakfast meeting to discuss action for improving Menstrual Health Management

Addressing the financing gap in the water sector in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda

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Finance assessment of the WASH sector in Uganda

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Finance assessment of the water sector in Ethiopia

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Government-led monitoring for sustained water service delivery

Opportunities and recommendations for strengthening monitoring capacities, processes and systems in Ethiopia.
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Watershed meeting with Parliament in Uganda

Bad governance, inadequate funds fuelling environmental degradation

Published on: 23/08/2019
A meeting organised by Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) and IRC Uganda, to inform the parliamentarians about the Watershed empowering citizens programme, discuss key issues in WASH and IWRM, and make recommendations on how the issues can be addressed effectively.

Des systèmes AEPHA qui changent la vie - Stratégie de l'IRC 2017-30

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Fetching water in a rural location in Tanzania

RUWASA: New hopes in challenging times?

Published on: 15/08/2019
The era of eyes on, hands off are gone! Responsibility for rural water and sanitation shifts from local government to new national agency.

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