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Service level is the quality or standard of service, measured by criteria set by national standards and/or the norms for Sustainable Development Goal 6. The criteria for water include quantity, quality, reliability and accessibility; for sanitation, they are accessibility, use, reliability and environmental protection. [Source: Huston, A. & Moriarty, P.B., 2018. Understanding the WASH system and its building blocks : building strong WASH systems for the SDGs. (IRC WASH systems series) The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC. P. 5-6].

Turn up the dial : system dynamics modeling of resource allocations toward rural water supply...

2022
Increasing repair and maintenance funds leads to...
Technicians in Honduras checking water quality

With 5 years of change, looking 10 years into the future

Stef Smits' in-depth review of the JMP 2021 data on the progress made in 15 countries and discussing the implications towards 2030.

More sustainable systems through consolidation? : the changing landscape of rural drinking water...

2020
The two utility models present in Kabarole...

WASH master plan for Asutifi North District Assembly : 2019 annual performance report

2020
Based on evidence-based monitoring of water and...

Pro-poor strategy for water and sanitation sector in Bangladesh

2020
Hardcore poor households need to get 100%...

Who pays for water? : comparing life cycle costs of water services among several low, medium and...

2020
Comparing water utilities in Kenya, Ethiopia,...
GDP vs access

Weekly WASH graph: beating the curve

This is the first of my 'weekly WASH graphs', exploring the relation between the wealth of a country over time, and its level of access to at least...

Sustainability assessment of rural water service delivery models : findings of a multi-country...

2017
Policy recommendations are given for five...

Looking beyond headline indicators : water and sanitation services in small towns in Ethiopia

2016
While a high proportion of people In Ethiopian...

Surveys for assessing service levels

2022
A overview of indicators for household, health...

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Technicians in Honduras checking water quality

With 5 years of change, looking 10 years into the future

Published on: 12/01/2022
Stef Smits' in-depth review of the JMP 2021 data on the progress made in 15 countries and discussing the implications towards 2030.

More sustainable systems through consolidation? : the changing landscape of rural drinking water service delivery in Uganda

The two utility models present in Kabarole outperformed the community management model, with the existing national utility demonstrating greater...
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WASH master plan for Asutifi North District Assembly : 2019 annual performance report

Based on evidence-based monitoring of water and sanitation service levels, budgets, outcome harvesting, district capacity assessment and water...
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Who pays for water? : comparing life cycle costs of water services among several low, medium and high-income utilities

Comparing water utilities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Cambodia, and the United States reveals a gap between the full costs of service delivery and budgets of...
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GDP vs access

Weekly WASH graph: beating the curve

Published on: 17/05/2018
This is the first of my 'weekly WASH graphs', exploring the relation between the wealth of a country over time, and its level of access to at least basic water services.

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...
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Assessment of the process of developing the Kabarole WASH district master plan 2018-2030

The report identifies the strengths and weaknesses that emerged during the development of the district master plan and provides recommendations to...
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Drink from Tap Mission : communication strategy

How to inform, persuade, and engage customers in achieving the goal of 24/7 safe drinking water from a tap on-premise for the urban population of...
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Burkina Faso : a water sanitation and hygiene information sheet

The status of WASH at national and municipal levels and how IRC and a coalition of partners are working together with Government to inspire and...
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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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Evidence of stronger systems : World Water Week August 2019

Systems strengthening case studies from Agenda for Change partners in Bolivia, Uganda, Madagascar and Nicaragua.
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IRC baseline data : Kabarole, Uganda : a district overview

2017 baseline data on WASH service levels and the nine WASH system building blocks.
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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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Developing district WASH investment plans, a cornerstone of the district wide approach

This paper for the All systems go! WASH Systems Symposium provides an overview of the process, and some experience in development of District WASH...
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Access to water in 2030

Weekly WASH graph: who will win the World Cup, in 2030?

Published on: 16/06/2018
As the World Cup soccer gets on its way, it is time to make predictions and projections who might win the SDG 6 World Cup by 2030.

Doing household surveys

You cannot manage what you do not measure; but should you measure what you cannot manage?

Published on: 22/03/2018
Many countries are developing or reviewing their water sector monitoring systems to see whether they are SDG-proof. A recurring question in this is the extent to which these should use household-level data of JMP-defined access to limited, basic or safely managed water. We argue that caution should...

Water For People experience in Rwanda : assets registry / analysis tool

This presentation describes IRC's Asset Registry Assessment Tool and how Water For People used it in Rwanda's Rulindo district.
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Achieving full coverage and sustainable water service provision : the needs and gaps : Bongo, East Gonja and Wa East District Assembly

The District Strategy for achieving full water coverage (2017 to 2025) provides the framework for the implementation of water activities and services...
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Chair of Water Committee in El Salvador checking water quality

New insights into the sustainability of rural water supplies

Published on: 13/09/2017
Stockholm World Water Week discusses World Bank publications on universal metrics.

In search of sustainability of rural water supply services monitoring and metrics

Presentation based on the findings from two World Bank publications.
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