John is Director of IRCs Global Programme and a member of the senior management team. IRC's Global Programme generates and uses evidence - working through partnerships - to drive change at scale in the systems that ultimately deliver water, sanitation and hygiene services at country and local levels.
John is a Briton and European, working from Lodz in Poland where he lives with his family. He has worked for IRC since 2005 and between 2016 and 2019 he was the country director in Ethiopia. He currently represents IRC in the Sanitation and Water for All led Heads of State Initiatives, the executive committee of the Agenda for Change, the Influence team for the One For Alliance, UN-water and the board of the Millennium Water Alliance.
The inability of cities to provide and maintain adequate infrastructure affects the living and working environment of their populations, especially... Read more...
The dominant water resources issues and the principles and practices proven effective in dealing with the issues have been placed in four categories... Read more...
This paper seeks to extend the understanding of the urban environmental agenda and to provide a method for setting local priorities and formulating... Read more...
This publication seeks to set aside the economist's vision of urban questions as such, with their emphasis on the laws of the market, and instead opt... Read more...
This manual provides guidelines on planning and implementing water and sanitation projects and programmes with a gender-aware approach. Read more...
A story on home hygiene presenting "Mama Badluck" and "Clean Sophie", to teach rural mothers some basic ways to combat germs in... Read more...
The Netherlands Assisted Projects (NAP) form an ongoing programme that comprises the provision of sustainable water and sanitation services in about... Read more...
This paper sets out the implications of the new World Bank policy for the Middle East and North Africa region, and calls for a concerted effort by... Read more...