Introducing the ASTRA project
Published on: 08/07/2013
The BRAC WASH II research call for low-cost water technologies was won by PRACTICA Foundation, based in The Netherlands. Their project title is ASTRA, Aiding Sustainable Water Technology Realization in Arsenic and Salinity contaminated Areas of Bangladesh.
Increasing access to safe water - BRAC WWD 2013 video
Published on: 20/03/2013
Short video, produced for World Water Day 2013, showing technologies used in the BRAC WASH II programme to provide safe, arsenic-free water.
Bangladesh: government cuts water and sanitation budget by US$ 121 million
Published on: 06/07/2012
The Bangladesh government has reduced its allocation for water and sanitation by around 10 billion taka (US$ 121 million) in the proposed 2012-13 budget.
UNDP to establish Global Centre for Public Service Excellence in Singapore
Published on: 04/07/2012
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Singapore government have agreed to set up a global centre to help developing countries strengthen their public services.
Together for water and sanitation : tools to apply a gender approach : the Asian experience
The manual is the result of a workshop held in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka where 18 participants from 7 Asian countries worked on region-specific...
Action-learning : building on experience
This document aims to make more water sector staff aware of the value of using learning in a systematic and analytical way. It provides the basic...
Community management today : the role of communities in the management of improved water supply systems
To consolidate desk research and field studies and to provide guidance on community management of water supply and sanitation systems, IRC in...