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Fikadu, from Ethiopia

Supporting Ethiopian entrepreneurs in WASH

Published on: 04/03/2019
Since my first post about some first-hand experience of running a WASH business within the Ethiopian business framework I've been wondering how much of the challenges is due to being a foreign business. Maybe the thought occurred to a few readers.

Strengthening water quality monitoring systems in Asutifi North, Ghana

How the Aquaya Institute selected a system strengthening approach to overcome the sustainability constraints that other water quality monitoring...
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Blue Drinks The Hague participants

Blue Drinks, The Hague Edition IV. Theme: Digital Water

Published on: 03/10/2018
A networking event on 9 October 2018 for water and environmental professionals in The Hague.

Pre-feasibility study for a potential piped water system : Kabende subcounty, Kabarole district, Uganda

A preparatory study for a proposal to install a piped water system to serve five communities.
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Water flowing from tap

Scaling up household water treatment and safe storage in Ghana

Published on: 19/09/2018
The main purpose of this report is to reflect with key stakeholders involved in trying to scale up HWTS in Ghana (as part of the Safe Water Phase II) on what happened.

Fetching water at the pump

When does money get results?

Published on: 27/08/2018
This blog looks at the experience of using 'Payment-by-Results' in Tanzania's water sector, and how adaptive programming is key to bridging the gap.

water tap and bucket

Videos highlighting experiences from safe water businesses

Published on: 21/08/2018
In six videos, relevant topics on running a safe water business are discussed.

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Selecting the right safe water options

Published on: 20/08/2018
The complicated landscape of safe drinking water for households is discussed in this podcast.

Collecting water from a natural stream in Northern Ghana

Household water treatment and storage in Savelugu-Nanton Municipality, Northern Ghana

Published on: 28/05/2018
Does using a household water filter help in improving water quality and reduce incidence of diarrhoea?

Water kiosk Kenya

Water kiosks: A model for sustainable water services? - RWSN webinar series on rural water services (April 3rd - June 5th, 2018)

Published on: 14/05/2018
New 2018 RWSN webinar series on rural water services, April 3rd - June 5th, 2018

Presenting SmartPaani

Working in the private water sector in Nepal

Published on: 12/02/2018
During a stakeholder workshop in Nepal in September 2017, IRC spoke with Anisha Karn, Marketing Manager of SmartPaani, a Nepalese private water company, about business viability, social marketing and innovation in Nepal.

Amanda Loeffen, WaterLex

Linking safe water businesses to the human right to water and sanitation

Published on: 20/11/2017
The drive for reaching SDG 6 has created a big demand from private safe water businesses to help governments supply safe water.

Employees of Spring Health, India

Governments have to stimulate Safe Water Businesses

Published on: 04/10/2017
An enabling environment will stimulate financiers to invest in Safe Water business.

Mrs Traoré Afou Chantal Bengaly

Water quality is an underestimated problem in Mali

Published on: 11/04/2017
The human right to water and water quality are two focus areas for Watershed in Mali says Mrs Traoré Afou Chantal Bengaly in an interview.

Water and Society 2017

Published on: 02/12/2016
4th International Conference on Water & Society, 5 - 7 June 2017, Seville, Spain. The Water and Society Conference is to be reconvened in 2017 following the success of the previous meetings, the first of which was held in Las Vegas in 2011, followed by a meeting in 2013 in the New Forest, UK,...

Akvo Lunch Lecture

The data revolution into practice

Published on: 12/10/2016
Akvo's lunch lecture at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hydrologic ceramic filter factory

Carbon finance: unlocking investments for safe water?

Published on: 15/09/2016
On the global carbon market big companies like Coca-Cola reduce their carbon footprint by investing in safe water projects that reduce CO2 emissions.

Last mile delivery in Odisha, India (photo by Antenna)

Scaling up safe water – what can we learn from local businesses?

Published on: 17/03/2016
In the Safe Water II programme (2015-2018) we map tools and approaches that local businesses in household water treatment products use to start and scale up their business.

Village meeting in Erasaboru Ewaso Nyiro Basin, wetlands

Wetlands International commits to reduce water scarcity by restoring wetlands

Published on: 29/09/2015
With 20 percent of the world's GDP and 36 percent of the global population located in severely water stressed areas, the growing demand and competition for freshwater will be one of the biggest global challenges we face. At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting 2015, Wetlands...

Analyse de la qualité de l'eau délivrée et consommée par les ménages du Sahel

Ce rapport résume les principaux constats d'une étude exhaustive sur la qualité de l'eau consommée dans les communes d'Aribinda et de Gorgadji dans...
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Community waterpoint

When access to improved water points does not lead to use: Understanding consumption patterns in Burkina Faso

Published on: 06/02/2015
The correlation between access to drinking water, health, nutrition and other development indicators is well known. At sector level, this often translates into the requirement to allocate additional funding to new infrastructure (in the rural sector, mainly to water points), that would naturally...

community water cans

Que faire quand l'acces a l'eau potable ne garantit pas son usage par les menages?

Published on: 06/02/2015
La corrélation directe entre l’accès à l’eau potable et le niveau de santé, de nutrition et autres indicateurs de développement est aujourd’hui largement reconnue. Sur cette base, le secteur conclut souvent qu’il est nécessaire d’allouer davantage d’investissements aux infrastructures (en milieu...

SWIBANGLA : managing salt water intrusion impacts in coastal groundwater systems of Bangladesh : final report

The focus is on salt water intrusion in coastal groundwater systems, as groundwater is the main resource of drinking water and irrigation water for...
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IRC brochure cover

The different world water crisis

Published on: 30/01/2015
Unlike droughts, floods and oil spills, non-functioning water and sanitation systems seldom make the headlines, even though water crises top the list of global risks.

photo qualité de l'eau

La question de la qualité de l’eau

Published on: 21/11/2014
L'une des principales conditions pour la fourniture de services d'eau potable est que le fournisseur de service doit être en mesure de garantir que l'eau ne présente pas de risque pour la consommation. Mais qu'est-ce qu'on doit faire si on habite dans une région où ces services ne sont pas à portée...

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