Making the chain more fluid with sustainable sanitation financing
Published on: 30/10/2018
Inspired by World Water Week 2018 we talked with Cheryl Hicks of the Toilet Board Coalition about attracting alternative finance into the sanitation chain.
Africa Water Week side event: Building country systems, leveraging partnerships
Published on: 29/10/2018
Join us at the Africa Water Week Side Event on District based initiative for Sustainable Development Goal 6: Building country systems, leveraging partnerships | Venue: Libreville, Gabon | Date: October 30, 2018 | Time: 12:30 – 13:30 Ensuring universal access to safe and affordable drinking water...
Closing the gap between humanitarian aid and development WASH
Published on: 25/10/2018
Humanitarian WASH emergencies outlast the initial phase and turn into longer-term WASH programmes so development and humanitarian aid need to work together.
WASH training in Odisha is too limited
Published on: 22/10/2018
Quality WASH training is only given to state level officials while training at lower levels is sub-standard and sparse.
Banfora shows committed political leadership
Published on: 15/10/2018
IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030.
IRC Ghana Strategy: 2017-2021
This strategy is aligned with government priorities and trends in the WASH sector, and interventions by other development partners.
Leaving no one behind in practice : a case study from WASH programmes in Asutifi North District, Ghana
The district's unserved have been mapped and the dilemmas identified that need to be overcome to ensure that no one is left behind.
Water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) masterplan : Asutifi North District, Ghana
The broad vision, programmes and strategies for the implementation of a 13-year initiative to provide universal access to safe water, basic...
IRC proposal for Bogra : integrating waste and WASH : So What for Lunch meeting at IRC, 13 Feb 2018
This presentation proposes an integrated solution to deal with both solid waste and faecal sludge management in the town of Bogra in Bangladesh.
Hit the road(map)
Published on: 25/01/2018
A new global guidance document on the District-Wide Approach.
The secret to WASH-IWRM Linkages: pragmatism
Published on: 19/12/2017
Linking WASH and IWRM, as demanded by SDG 6, is essential but hard. With pragmatism and a problem based approach it can be done.
Why is water security key to WASH services delivery?
Published on: 18/12/2017
Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 6 requires solutions that focus on integrated rather than sectoral approaches.
This year we’re talking poo not just toilets
Published on: 16/11/2017
Turning World Toilet Day into World Sanitation Systems Day
SWA Webinars: Financing the sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals [French and Spanish]
Published on: 19/10/2017
Several countries have identified sanitation as the most ambitious and challenging of the WASH-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target and these webinars (one in French and one in Spanish) will focus on building sustainable financing strategies to allow this goal to be met. IRC's Catarina...
SWA Webinar: Financing the sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals [English]
Published on: 19/10/2017
Several countries have identified sanitation as the most ambitious and challenging of the WASH-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target and this webinar will focus on building sustainable financing strategies to allow this goal to be met. IRC's Catarina Fonseca is one of the presenters...
Ghana’s Asutifi North District wants to set example with WASH masterplan
Published on: 12/10/2017
IRC Ghana is partner in a new pilot called the 'District Based 100% Full WASH Coverage Initiative'.
Uniek huwelijk: pleitbezorging voor water en sanitaire voorzieningen gaat verbond aan met natuurbehoud
Published on: 12/10/2017
Watershed heeft een geïntegreerde aanpak om SDG6 te behalen.
Newly wedded: lobbying for water and sanitation services while sustaining nature
Published on: 19/09/2017
The Watershed partnership's integrated approach to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6.
Agenda for change : a roadmap for universal access to sustainable WASH services at district level
This document describes how the principles and practice of the global movement, Agenda for Change (A4C), can be applied at district level, following...
Ghana’s new Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources says making Accra the cleanest city is doable
Published on: 05/09/2017
The Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda unfolds his ambitious goals at Stockholm World Water Week.
A race against time in Burkina Faso
Published on: 27/07/2017
Developing a collaborative strategic plan for municipal water services needs to focus on structural changes.
Kampala WASH Symposium: Outcome Report 2016
This Symposium explored methods for evaluating the context in which traditional interventions are situated, considering the political economy, and...
Looking beyond headline indicators : water and sanitation services in small towns in Ethiopia
While a high proportion of people In Ethiopian have access to improved water and sanitation services, only a small minority receive services that...
The very first episode of IRC's podcast WASH Talk
Published on: 20/02/2017
Patrick Moriarty and Stef Smits talk about the importance of taking on a systems approach in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector.