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Participants at the SWS woreda workshop in Ethiopia

The road to a robust system

Published on: 25/05/2020
Supporting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) planning in three pilot woredas in Ethiopia.

USAID-funded water point in Afar, Ethiopia

Can right-sized digital solutions help the vulnerable?

Published on: 18/05/2020
Water supply for all: How can digital solutions help increase access for vulnerable populations? Lessons from Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Enabling environment for water security : mapping the national and state government institutions in India

A fact sheet on Indian national and state level institutions in Odisha and Bihar engaging in particular with rural water supply and resources.
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Rethinking rural water supply maintenance in Ethiopia: from fix-on-failure to comprehensive maintenance services

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Fetching water in a rural area in Mali

Fight against COVID-19 in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso

Published on: 22/04/2020
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have put in place a number of measures around drinking water and sanitation in the fight against the coronavirus. But have the needs of the most vulnerable people really been taken into account? Are they able to cope during this pandemic?

Washing hands at a market

Lutte contre le COVID-19 au Mali, au Niger et au Burkina

Published on: 21/04/2020
Le Mali, le Niger et le Burkina Faso ont mis en œuvre une batterie de mesures sociales dans le secteur eau potable et assainissement dans le cadre de la lutte contre le coronavirus. Mais les besoins des populations, notamment celles dites vulnérables ont-elles été réellement prises en compte pour...

Cartoon of Burkinabè asking their president for water during the pandemic (cartoon by André Jules Nikiema)

COVID-19 and rural water crisis: putting pressure on Burkina Government

Published on: 20/04/2020
IRC and WASH specialists are working hard to ensure that the rural population is not abandoned in this time of crisis.

Woman fetching water in northern Burkina - © IRC Burkina

COVID-19 in Burkina: again the rural population is left behind

Published on: 14/04/2020
Everything for the privileged and nothing for the disadvantaged!

Meeting in Odisha, India

Assessing institutional capacities for rural water and sanitation

Published on: 18/03/2020
A joint IRC-UNICEF India study across four districts in Odisha.

Assessment of capacity building initiatives for key stakeholders from Odisha in rural water & sanitation

Enhanced capacity building initiatives are needed for Administrators, Technocrats and Elected Representatives, especially at the operational levels...
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Understanding rural water services as a complex system : an assessment of key factors as potential leverage points for improved service sustainability

Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead...
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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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Strengthening the role of rural local bodies in WASH financing and services : policy learnings from a multi-stakeholder workshop

The brief captures the experiences, challenges and recommendations of civil society organisations (CSOs) and local government representatives.
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A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar region of Ethiopia

An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches.
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Afar region

A framework for improving pastoralist WASH interventions

Published on: 27/09/2019
IRC collaborated with partners to develop a new approach to assess WASH risks in marginal populations in Ethiopia.

South Ari community fetching water

Report on local systems analysis for rural water published

Published on: 27/09/2019
Understanding local systems to find solutions to poor sustainability in Ethiopia.

A local systems analysis for rural water services delivery in South Ari and Mile, Ethiopia

This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,...
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Building bridges in Bhola Bangladesh

Building bridges in Bhola, Bangladesh

Published on: 17/09/2019
By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively for better water and sanitation services.

UNC website image - Photo by Tom Fuldner

UNC Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 7-11 Oct 2019

Published on: 05/09/2019
Bringing together research with policy, practice and networking events. The 2019 Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy, organised by the Water Institute at UNC explores drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with...

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.

Who plans for water and sanitation in villages?

How can the devolution of planning and budgetary processes help communities raise their issues and plan accordingly.
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OU conference Ethiopia

2019 OU International WaTER Conference

Published on: 31/07/2019
Conference Theme: "Quest for Water Security: Quantity, Quality and Equity".

Sustaining rural water : a comparative study of maintenance models for community-managed schemes

Emerging trends and practical recommendations for organisations interested in growing or starting a maintenance service provision (MSP) model for...
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Mapping of water & sanitation programs, institutions and fund flow architecture for Samastipur, Bihar

A roadmap for tracking and analysing district budgets for water and sanitation programmes in Bihar, India.
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Mapping of water & sanitation programs, institutions and fund flow architecture for Ganjam, Odisha

A roadmap for tracking and analysing district budgets for water and sanitation programmes in Odisha, India.
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