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It's about supporting national governments to lead development processes and direct funding to where it is most effective and needed.

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Is trade the new silver bullet?

Is aid and trade the answer to "Dead Aid"? Is it just tied aid in disguise?

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Improving aid effectiveness

The effective use of every available resource will lead to universal and sustainable services for all.

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Partners in change

Good aid effectiveness relies on good partnerships.The sector-wide approach is an example of such a partnership.

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Fruitful unions and water for all

Working together, governments and development partners can make better and faster progress towards services for life.

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News and information

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New insights into the sustainability of rural water supplies

Stockholm World Water Week discusses World Bank publications on universal metrics.

Hon. Joseph Koffie Adda. Min for Sanitation and water resources Ghana

Ghana’s new Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources says making Accra the cleanest city is doable

The Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda unfolds his ambitious goals at Stockholm World Water Week.

Ghana
Junior Engineer in charge of village water supplies in SAS Nagar District, Punjab. Photo: Stef Smits/IRC

Not every village is lucky enough to have a Mr Singh

New book reveals how India made community water management work even without charismatic leaders.

India
IRC's vision of action research – leading to results at district level

IRC’s systems approach: key resources

An overview of IRC publications, tools, presentations, audiovisuals and blogs on systems change and...


Blogs

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Don't just do something, stand there! Reflections from the 40th WEDC Conference

At the 40th WEDC Conference last week, it was all about new takes on old ideas.

New takes on old ideas: Call centres are a useful tool for pit emptiers and demand generation in Kampala.
Angela Huston
Published on: 01/08/2017

Shouted at by water users and shouting for support

The challenges of small town water supply and the need for systemic change: the case of Gazer town.

Ethiopia
Ato Mantegabtot Negash, the manager of the Gazer Town Water Utility
Marieke Adank
Published on: 03/07/2017

Resources

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In search of sustainability of rural water supply services monitoring and metrics

2017
Presentation based on the findings from two World...

Community management of rural water supply : case studies of success from India

2017
Based on 20 detailed successful case studies from...

WASH services in small towns : mid-line report for quasi-randomised control trial to assess...

2017
This publication has been produced by IRC as part...

Jalanidhi programme for professional service delivery in Nenmeni Panchayath, Wayanad District,...

2016
This case study explores how a community in...

The plus of additional professionally treated drinking water, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh

2016
This study assesses the professionally-managed...

Tribal communities managing the water supply – a success story from Meghalaya

2016
This research report describes the community...


Videos

Meet and greet Dutch WASH sector and SWA delegation

On Thursday 4 December 2014, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Water Partnership, the secretariat of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), Simavi and IRC organised an informal networking event to stress for the inclusion of access to water and sanitation in schools, health care centres and at the workplace in the Sustainable Development Goals. 

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The limits of aid, the future of trade?

Christiaan Rebergen (Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands), Ariette Brouwer (Director of Simavi) and Hielke Wolters (Managing Director of Aquanet) share their perspective on aid and trade and its contribution to universal water, sanitation and hygiene services during the IRC Event: 'The limits of aid, the future of trade'? The Hague, The Netherlands. 17 September 2014.