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
This paper presents findings on water and sanitation service levels from 16 small and medium towns in four regions of Ethiopia. Read more...
An information guide to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in schools, health care facilities, the workplace, orphanages, prisons, refugee... Read more...
This book is an introduction to the theory of water governance and its practical application especially in The Netherlands. Read more...
Decision-support tool to aid the identification of potentially appropriate drinking water methods for arsenic- and salt-mitigation in Bangladesh... Read more...
This guidebook introduces rural and small water and wastewater systems in the United States to ten key areas of effectively managed systems. Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
Poster presented at the 2015 UNC water and health conference. Read more...
This case study examines how the Multiple Use water Services (MUS) approach was applied in Kalu to develop joint domestic water supply and irrigation... Read more...
The Millennium Water Alliance Ethiopia Programme (MWA-EP) has experimented with the Multiple Use water Services (or MUS) approach to improve water... Read more...
This working paper provides a comprehensive summary of the historical development of Sri Lanka's urban water and sanitation sectors together with a... Read more...
The focus is on salt water intrusion in coastal groundwater systems, as groundwater is the main resource of drinking water and irrigation water for... Read more...
What is needed to find out whether a combination of centralised and decentralised systems generates more sustainable and resilient urban water... Read more...
Who is responsible for improving the resilience of local population in the Kenya Arid lands against natural disasters and impact of climate change? And who pays the bills for sustainable water services? This was one of the questions that came up during workshops held in Kenya in October 2014. Read more...
In Chennai, India, stakeholders support the establishment of an independent state groundwater authority to secure sustainable water supply. Read more...
Sustainable groundwater use is more likely in Indian villages if farmers, other village community members and NGOs work together with researchers and... Read more...