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Scenarios for public systems transition using learning alliances : the case of water supply in Uganda

This article demonstrates the effectiveness of facilitation of a learning alliance by a non-governmental organization providing funding and expert...
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Pathways for collaboratively strengthening water and sanitation systems

Successful pathways secured uptake by government and had flexible programming.
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Socially inclusive WASH programming : a mapping study

There is a gap between what organisations have formulated in their strategies and programmatic approaches regarding social inclusion and the actual...
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Utility-managed rural water services : models, pathways, drivers, performance and areas for support

Under which pathways can the 'utilitisation' of rural water supply take place, which factors drive these processes, what are the strengths and...
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Reframing the challenges and opportunities for improved sanitation services in Eastern Africa through sustainability science

Successful sanitation approaches were characterized by their adaptation to the local context, community participation, built-in mechanisms that...
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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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What is a collective action approach and what makes it effective? : a desk review

The desk review intends to inform conversations and advise decision-makers on standard approaches for enabling groups of actors working on complex...
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Testing the waters : a qualitative comparative analysis of the factors affecting success in rendering water services sustainable based on ICT reporting

This study examines eight initiatives that are using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to monitor and report on water supply services...
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Experiences with sustainability instruments : clauses, checks and compacts for ensuring WASH Services

Sustainability instruments contribute to better water, sanitation of hygiene (WASH) projects but still face shortcomings.
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Sector Change Needs a Driver

Fostering whole system change – a review of theory and approaches from the complexity sciences

Published on: 19/03/2015
Driving, catalysing, supporting, acting as a backbone to foster sector change is what IRC is all about.

From infrastructure to services : trends in monitoring sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services

A state of the art of strengthening monitoring water supply and sanitation in developing countries. Google scholar
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A brief review of service delivery concepts: a literature review

The literature review on service delivery concepts looks at how service delivery is defined and implemented in other sectors as health, electricity...
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Harmonisation and alignment: literature review

This document looks in particular at how aid harmonisation and aid alignment has translated to the water sector. This review includes a summary of...
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Scanning the 2020 horizon : an analysis of trends and scenarios in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector

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Inventory of available information on SWAPs in the water sector : literature overview for DGIS

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