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Reimagining rural water services : the future agenda

2015
An introduction to ten building blocks to support...
community water plus

Community Water Plus in India

This project investigates successful community-managed rural water supply programmes and approaches across India.

Critical factors for the success of rural water supply services in Brazil

2019
A strong enabling environment, which recognizes...

Strengthening the role of rural local bodies in WASH financing and services : policy learnings...

2019
The brief captures the experiences, challenges...

A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations...

2019
An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in...
Afar region

A framework for improving pastoralist WASH interventions

IRC collaborated with partners to develop a new approach to assess WASH risks in marginal...
South Ari community fetching water

Report on local systems analysis for rural water published

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

2019
This report summarises the strengths of the...
Building bridges in Bhola Bangladesh

Building bridges in Bhola, Bangladesh

By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively...
UNC website image - Photo by Tom Fuldner

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

Bringing together research with policy, practice and networking events. The 2019 Water and Health...

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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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Tools for maintenance of water systems

O&M: a persistent challenge cutting across Ethiopia and Uganda

Published on: 11/07/2019
Sustainability of water supply services remains an uphill challenge. Which factors factors undermine the effectiveness of Operation and Maintenance (O&M)?

Une vue du service technique Eau-Hygiène-Assainissement de la mairie de Banfora

Le service Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement de Banfora passé à la loupe

Published on: 11/07/2019
La commune de Banfora a effectué un diagnostic organisationnel de son service technique en charge de l'eau, l'hygiène et l'assainissement (SEHA) en novembre 2018.

Service delivery models for universal, safe and sustainable water services in Ethiopia

This paper discusses rural service delivery models in Ethiopia, levels of service, types of infrastructure, management models, including support...
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Costs and gaps in the financing of water services in the Ethiopian lowlands

A briefing note on financing of rural water services in lowland Ethiopia based on the use of Life Cycle Costs Analysis (LCCA) approach in Mile in...
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Échanges entre la communauté de Kalla et les participants des communes invitées par IRC

À l’école de la gestion du service public d’eau en milieu rural

Published on: 18/06/2019
IRC Burkina a initié une plateforme d'échange d'expériences et de capitalisation dans les communes exemplaires du Passoré.

Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : rural water sustainability check report

Benchmarks for water services in Mile, Afar and South Ari, SNNPR, and assessments of both the performance of service providers and the performance of...
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Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : rural water service levels report

Baseline assessment report on rural water service levels in Mile, Afar and South Ari, SNNPR.
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Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : a life-cycle costs analysis

This report examines the status and value of WASH infrastructure assets in Mile, Afar region and South Ari, SNNPR, the costs and sources of financing...
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A local systems analysis for rural water service delivery in South Ari (SNNPR) and Mile (Afar), Ethiopia. Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership Concept 1 (Ethiopia)

The USAID Sustainable WASH Systems (SWS) Learning Partnership seeks new ways to improve the sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)...
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Des femmes vulnérables privées d’accès à l’eau par l’insuffisance des investissements et la défaillance du modèle de fourniture

IRC Burkina : Où sommes-nous dans l'exécution de notre plan stratégique 2017-2021 ?

Published on: 27/05/2019
Ceci est une brève présentation du cadre stratégique d'IRC Burkina 2017-2021, des progrès réalisés à la fin de l'année 2018 et des perspectives pour l'année 2019

Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : rural water asset inventory report

Information on existing water schemes, including functionality and other critical WASH indicators, for the planning, coordination and outcomes of...
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Afar

Costs and gaps in the financing of water services in the Ethiopia

Published on: 25/05/2019
The government's flagship Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (CR-WASH) initiative focuses on lowland investments in 'resilient' technologies such as deep boreholes and more resilient piped water infrastructure. These seek to displace emergency humanitarian interventions in drought-...

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