Presentation given WEDC 2021 Read more...
Self-supply's contribution to urban and rural water provision world-wide, and the gains of government support. Read more...
An Excel tool to assess the strengths and weaknesses of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services: both in general and for a specific service... Read more...
Public utilities are expanding into rural areas, are they the future of water and sanitation services? Read more...
The question is not if, but how they should be involved. Read more...
Asset management, long-term planning and support to water service providers are important elements of service-delivery models. Read more...
A framework for defining and measuring the wider support systems needed to maintain infrastructure was developed and applied in six countries with... Read more...
Report of a validation and dissemination meeting Read more...
This legacy page gives a brief overview of the project approach and flagship publications. Read more...
A new IRC Thematic Overview Paper discusses the different pathways under which the 'utilitisation' of rural water supply can take place. The factors that drive these processes, the strengths and weaknesses of the resulting models of utility-managed rural water supply, and possible areas for support. Read more...
Under which pathways can the 'utilitisation' of rural water supply take place, which factors drive these processes, what are the strengths and... Read more...
Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead... Read more...
This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,... Read more...
Emerging trends and practical recommendations for organisations interested in growing or starting a maintenance service provision (MSP) model for... Read more...
Adopting a systems approach of WASH services, which included strengthening institutional systems and service delivery models, while also introducing... Read more...
This webinar will explore drivers behind the emergence of rural utility models, institutional arrangements and ways to strengthen accountability under such models. Read more...
The motto of the Sustainable Development Goals is "leaving no one behind". For water and sanitation this implies that all people – including those families who live in the last house on top of the mountain - must have access to water and sanitation services. Water For People and IRC in Honduras... Read more...
El lema de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible es "no dejar a nadie atrás". Para el objetivo de agua y saneamiento implica que todas las personas – hasta las que viven en la casa más alejada, en la cima de una montaña – deben de tener acceso a dichos servicios. El proyecto "modelos de... Read more...
Commissioner Jagadeesha and national adviser Rohit Kakkar share their takeaways. Read more...
Stockholm World Water Week discusses World Bank publications on universal metrics. Read more...