A path to interconnected sectoral progress in Ghana Read more...
A much needed medical waste incinerator for safe disposal was commissioned for Ruteete Health Centre III in Kabarole District, Uganda. Read more...
Recently I listened to a speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger on how the climate movement is stuck and needs to reset. I think our approach to solving the water and sanitation crisis could help. Read more...
Reflections from district level WASH SDG master planning in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane, Ethiopia. Read more...
The recent JMP report shows how India is accelerating the rate of reducing open defecation, due to the efforts of the Swachh Bharat Mission. The question is whether there are other countries that are seeing such acceleration. Is there another India out there? Read more...
What it will take to bring water and sanitation to everyone. Read more...
IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030. Read more...
This is the first of my 'weekly WASH graphs', exploring the relation between the wealth of a country over time, and its level of access to at least basic water services. Read more...
Linking WASH and IWRM, as demanded by SDG 6, is essential but hard. With pragmatism and a problem based approach it can be done. Read more...
World Toilet Day should really be World Sanitation Systems Day! Read more...
The Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting will focus squarely on finance. Read more...
It is not a problem of insufficient funding, but rather a lack of creditworthiness of the sector Read more...
A country that lifts its people out of poverty needs to connect the systems for financing health, climate and social justice, with water, sanitation and hygiene Read more...
I was given the honour of providing a summary of the action points at the 2022 World Toilet Summit in Nigeria. Read more...
Why are we headed for failure and what can we do about it? IRC's proof of concept galvanises and empowers local political leadership. Read more...
IRC and Water For People announce their newly formed alliance: Destination 2030. Read more...
UK cuts on water, sanitation and hygiene aid betray international pledges to save lives Read more...
Governments that work for water, water providers on the frontline and people who raise their voices and stand up. Read more...
The global community has a decade to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals – can we? Read more...
Two new UN reports show where we are and where it is we want to get to; now it's time to step up national leadership. Read more...