IRC works with associates, international sector specialists who will provide expertise and support for our projects on a flexible basis.
Asset inventory is essential in Ethiopia to develop more realistic planning to increase functionality as well as coverage. Read more...
IRC at the UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Practice 2022 Read more...
How government, development partners and private businesses can successfully implement market-based sanitation. Read more...
Enormous progress has been made in reducing open defecation in Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the quality of sanitation facilities remains a big challenge and a serious health concern. Read more...
With many of the seasonal water sources failing due to poor rains, there has been considerable reliance on a limited number of high-yielding water schemes whose ongoing performance is critical to the drought response. Read more...
Government, donors, and implementers must come together and invest in national and sub-national systems. Read more...
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. Read more...
Assessing Value for Money of WASH services in small towns. Read the main findings on the analysis of costs for providing water and sanitation services in small town in Ethiopia. Read more...
In 2014, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and IRC have started a collaboration to pilot the life-cycle cost approach in the context of refugee camps. Read more...