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...

IRC listed in global think tank directory

Published on: 25/01/2023

Global platform, On Think Tanks has included IRC in its open database of 3,600 independent think tanks Read more...

A new BRAC-IRC partnership in Bangladesh

Published on: 12/01/2023

Developing a sustainable model for WASH services in Delta Plan hotspots. Read more...

WASH and health sector alignment

Published on: 01/12/2022

Which primary entry points can the WASH sector leverage to work in closer partnership with the global health sector? Read more...

The Sustainable Water Fund : analysis of the portfolio through a partnership lens

Published on: 14/10/2022

How do multi-stakeholder partnerships differ across thematic areas and how have they evolved over the last decade. Read more...

The Sustainable Water Fund’s Public-Private Partnership portfolio : reflections through a partnership lens : report for project implementors

Published on: 14/10/2022

Drawing from 10 years of experience, Insights into the various perspectives of partners, the different types of partnerships and the partnering... Read more...

Implementing Bangladesh’s Pro-Poor Strategy for WASH

Published on: 11/10/2022

Service monitoring is key. Read more...

12th Annual CSO WASH Forum, 27-29 September 2022, Kampala, Uganda

Published on: 26/09/2022

Organised by UWASNET, the Forum's theme is: the nexus between WASH and Climate Change: Building WASH resilient communities in Uganda. Read more...

Developing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) finance strategies : a guide

Published on: 15/09/2022

Supporting governments and WASH sector experts in promoting and facilitating the development of WASH finance strategies in developing and transition... Read more...

Assessing mutual accountability to strengthen national WASH systems and achieve the SDG targets for water and sanitation

Published on: 24/08/2022

No examples of mutual accountability were found in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru and Somalia. Where active, multi-stakeholder platforms in the... Read more...

Als ‘doen waar je goed in bent’ omslaat in zelfgenoegzaamheid

Published on: 28/06/2022

Het is tijd voor 'nieuwe waterambities'. Read more...

Les banques publiques de développement (BPD) nationales : des acteurs clés dans le financement de l’eau et de l’assainissement

Published on: 17/05/2022

Recommandations pour les actionnaires des BPDs: les gouvernements des États. Read more...