Programme Officer
Mélanie is a water and sanitation engineer working in the WASH sector since 2002. She worked 5 years in the private sector in hydraulic design and construction followed by 7 years in the humanitarian and development sector. Mélanie has an extensive field experience as WASH programme manager and coordinator mainly in emergency contexts, and was based and worked in various countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
She joined IRC in 2012 as a Programme Officer and has been involved in various research and monitoring initiatives, mainly in the field of sanitation, hygiene and MUS (Multiple Use of water Services). Mélanie is the facilitator of the online life-cycle costing training and is working with UNCHR to adapt the life-cycle cost approach to emergency contexts.
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish
The process, benefits, challenges, and learnings of water safety planning (WSP) in an Ethiopian district, using a mixed method approach and a six-... Read more...
This manual has been designed primarily for use by project staff of the North-West Frontier Province Community Infrastructure Project (CIP), Pakistan. Read more...
This issue of Waterlines is based on abridged versions of papers presented at the 2nd UNDP Symposium on Water Sector Capacity Building held in Delft... Read more...
Consists of the paper: Human resources development in the water sector - a proposed strategy : discussion paper Read more...
The development of small-scale water resources is crucial for rural agricultural areas in developing countries which are not reached by irrigation... Read more...
This paper reviews eighteen case studies of community/household self-improvement related to water supply, sanitation and environment. Read more...
Save the Children is implementing a water and sanitation project focusing on community development to serve the outlying poorest communities in upper... Read more...