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Digging deep behind the complexities of sustainable water supply in Nepal

A review of financial, governance and technical challenges impacting the sustainability of rural water supply schemes in Sarlahi and Rautahat...
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Mayor of Bogura and IRC Associate Ton de Wilde

IRC starts innovative waste-to-energy collaboration in Bangladesh

Published on: 08/11/2018
On 20 September 2018 the municipality of Bogura and IRC signed a groundbreaking MoU.

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Waste to energy

Published on: 22/10/2018
An interview with award winning entrepreneur Eelco Osse on zero waste innovation.

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

This working paper is one of a series that explains IRC's emerging praxis for working with and strengthening WASH systems.
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H.E Kebede Gerba, State Minister, MoWIE and H.E Zenebe Garedew, Director General, EWTI, visiting innovative new water technologi

Ethiopia Water Technology Institute celebrates World Water Day

Published on: 29/03/2018
As part of the celebration of World Water Day on 22 March 2018, new facilities were opened at the Ethiopian Water Technology Institute in Addis Ababa. His Excellency Ato. Zenebe Garedew, Director General of Ethiopian Water Technology Institute (EWTI) explained his vision for the Institute to be a...

Collecting baseline data with mobile phones in Ethiopia

Why innovations in the WASH sector rarely scale up?

Published on: 23/03/2018
Lessons for government, the private sector, NGOs and donors.

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Humanitarian Innovation Fund supports revamp of 'KnowledgePoint'

Published on: 08/02/2018
Online humanitarian Question&Answer [Q&A] forum KnowledgePoint is modernising in its user experience, data security and use of gaming technology, among other areas, over the next six months.

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IHUWASH Accelerator India seeks high impact urban WASH innovations

Published on: 10/01/2018
Programme helps innovations get support from government, companies, experts and impact investors.

IHUWASH Exposure Visit participants

Indian government officials learn about Dutch urban water and sanitation service models

Published on: 01/11/2017
Commissioner Jagadeesha and national adviser Rohit Kakkar share their takeaways.

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World Bank targets smarter sanitation communication for rural Ethiopia

Published on: 05/04/2017
The World Bank in Ethiopia has commissioned a rapid survey of what motivates people to upgrade their latrines, with the aim of delivering behaviour change communication materials with greater impact.

Faecal sludge and septage management : way forward : synthesis document

Ushering a new era in sanitation value chain management in India
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Akvo Caddisfly - mobile water quality anaysis

"What's new pussycat?" - part two

Published on: 26/01/2017
The latest water and sanitation innovations: approaches, technologies and financing instruments.

Looking at WASH in non-household settings : WASH away from the home information guide

An information guide to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in schools, health care facilities, the workplace, orphanages, prisons, refugee...
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Stainless steel GARV Toilets and Mayank Midha

Indestructible and smart: public toilet innovation in India

Published on: 06/10/2016
An interview with sanitation entrepreneur Mayank Midha.

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Watershed empowering citizens programme

Published on: 13/05/2016
We have to get the next five years right if we are to meet the target of universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030.

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Self-supply Fair 2016 in Addis Ababa

Published on: 11/03/2016
My Water, My Business 2016 is an exhibition and seminar focused on Self-supply and linked to World Water Day 2016. The ambitious aim this year is to bring together different approaches to household-level provision, so going beyond domestic water supply to include household irrigation, water...

The future of WASH advocacy: Where we came from and where we are going

Presentations on WASH advocacy given during the Chapel Hill conference in North Carolina, October 2015.
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Presentations on: Policy innovation to accelerate change

Presentation given during a WASH advocacy peer to peer networking meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2015.
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IRC Event November 2015

Innovative approaches to WASH in emergency situations

Published on: 03/12/2015
Experts discuss technical and institutional innovations in emergency water and sanitation at IRC Event.

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Key ingredients for successful advocacy – do they really exist?

Published on: 24/11/2015
I was just at the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference . As I looked around the room, I realized it was the first professional conference where I did not know anyone. It made me recognize the WASH sector is lagging behind.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IRC sign WASH IT! partnership agreement

WASH IT! Strategic Partnership signed

Published on: 20/11/2015
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services

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An agenda for change: achieving universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030

Published on: 17/09/2015
An Agenda for Change: a set of guiding principles and actions for achieving universal water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030.

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The King's watery speech

Published on: 16/09/2015
The King's speech marks the opening of the Dutch parliamentary year. This year he drew attention to the important position of the Netherlands in the international water sector. The budgets that were presented alongside the speech also reflect this, notably with a 6% increase for the budget for WASH...

Proposals for the maintenance of hand pumps in the municipalities of Gorgadji and Aribinda (Sahel Region)

This report focuses on defining the conditions for the establishment of an effective repair and maintenance system for hand pumps in the Sahel region.
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Users collect water from a protected spring in Namayingo District, Uganda

IRC Uganda advocates for increased O&M funding

Published on: 31/08/2015
IRC Uganda is currently involved in key advocacy initiatives to increase operation and maintenance (O&M) funds and ultimately to change the budget allocations in the District Water and Sanitation Conditional Grant.

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