WASH sector

COP27 cartoon: Let's first raise a toast to the official inclusion of Loss & Damage funding

Pay the price: what does Loss and Damage mean for WASH?

Published on: 14/12/2022

We can already draw on the experience from WASH L&D trailblazers Vanuatu and Bangladesh. Read more...

Strengthening mutual accountability in partnerships for WASH. Pt 1: Literature review and learning from other sectors

Published on: 18/08/2021

Key elements, success factors, partnership processes, conducive national contexts and types of global partnerships, which can support an effective... Read more...

Woman sitting in front of computer screen in Ganjam district, Odisha, India

Decolonisation of WASH knowledge: addressing institutional bias

Published on: 22/07/2020

COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter are a wake-up call for leaders to take a closer look at WASH knowledge generation. Read more...

La Vies des Noires Compte / Black Lives Matter, Gay Village, Monteal

Decolonising the WASH sector

Published on: 22/07/2020

Being true to #BlackLivesMatter. Report of an IRC Global Talk. Read more...

How to use learning alliances to achieve systems change at scale

Published on: 07/03/2019

This working paper sets out the thinking behind IRC's use of learning alliances, offers practical guidance on how to adopt the approach and build a... Read more...

Understanding the WASH system and its building blocks : building strong WASH systems for the SDGs

Published on: 20/08/2018

This working paper is one of a series that explains IRC's emerging praxis for working with and strengthening WASH systems. Read more...

WASH Sector Assessment - Sustaining the Government of India's Efforts in WASH

Published on: 22/08/2024

As India is in the final year of national programmes on rural drinking water supply and sanitation, it is a good time to take stock to understand what has worked well and where attention is needed to ensure sustainable WASH services, going beyond building infrastructure. Read more...

Sustaining government efforts : investments in WASH in Odisha (India)

Published on: 19/08/2024

A WASH building block assessment done in Odisha (India) in the final year of national programmes on rural drinking water supply and sanitation. Read more...

Sustaining the Government of India’s efforts/investments in WASH

Published on: 19/08/2024

A WASH building block assessment done in India in the final year of national programmes on rural drinking water supply and sanitation. Read more...

Achieving ‘Systems as Usual’ in the WASH Sector

Published on: 08/08/2024

WASH Talk episode 17 explains that making universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene a reality for all relies on a strong foundation of... Read more...

Dutch Embassy initiates a cross-learning WASH platform

Published on: 17/05/2024

BRAC, IRC, Max Foundation, Simavi and SNV share experiences and identify priority actions for a new Bangladesh platform. Read more...

Identifying challenges in Nepal’s WASH systems strengthening

Published on: 13/03/2024

Capacity building under Agenda for Change, Nepal Read more...

WASH Debate: Results Count

Published on: 04/03/2024

Wednesday 3 April 2024 Read more...

Learning alliances for scaling up innovative approaches in the water and sanitation sector

Published on: 01/02/2024

This paper introduces the concept of Learning Alliances, a structured process of innovation and scaling up of innovation in the water and sanitation... Read more...

Water and sanitation finance: the challenge with blended finance

Published on: 06/09/2023

The lack of success of blended finance, including the challenges of loan repayments and fiscal space. Read more...

WASH sector reflections in India

Published on: 09/08/2023

IRC, SuSanA India, Water For People India and other partners pilot joint sector reflection workshop with the state government of Odisha. Read more...

Advocacy strategy for Watershed – Empowering Citizens Programme and WAI WASH SDG Programme in Bangladesh : final

Published on: 08/08/2023

Developing a joint WASH advocacy strategy with a focus on equity, menstrual hygiene, local level IWRM, and SDG 6 aligned pro-poor strategies. Read more...

Mobilising finance for WASH

Published on: 26/06/2023

The World Bank's Bill Kingdom talks about ways to mobilse more finance for WASH. Read more...

Financing water and sanitation resilience contributes to climate mitigation and adaptation - so where is the money?

Published on: 20/03/2023

The majority of climate finance is provided as loans, which are not suitable for water and sanitation services as the full costs are hard to recover... Read more...

Climate action means making people in vulnerable situations more resilient