Dr Patrick Moriarty is IRC's Chief Executive Officer. A Civil Engineer by first degree and Water Resource Management expert by main experience, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary work on water service delivery and local water governance. Patrick has over twenty years experience of a broad range of issues around water, its management and its use in improving human well-being , predominantly in Africa and South Asia.
Patrick has been with IRC since 2000, and has held several leadership positions; as head of knowledge development; IRC's country director in Ghana; and Director of one of the IRC's major projects -Triple-S.
Patrick's main area of interest is in how IRC can ignite and support sector-wide change that brings improved services (and more sustainable water resource use) to all. He finds the most professional satisfaction working in the messy interface between policy, applied research and practice.
This article demonstrates the effectiveness of facilitation of a learning alliance by a non-governmental organization providing funding and expert... Read more...
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This working paper sets out the thinking behind IRC's use of learning alliances, offers practical guidance on how to adopt the approach and build a... Read more...
How shifting to a holistic systems strengthening approach can lead to more resilient and sustainable services for all. Read more...
This working paper is one of a series that explains IRC's emerging praxis for working with and strengthening WASH systems. Read more...
"IRC is having real impact in the WASH sector internationally and especially in its six focus countries". Read more...
WASH Talk episode 17 explains that making universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene a reality for all relies on a strong foundation of... Read more...
Our Annual Report highlights some of our achievements in 2023, connecting people and ideas, systems and solutions to achieve justice for all Read more...
This paper introduces the concept of Learning Alliances, a structured process of innovation and scaling up of innovation in the water and sanitation... Read more...
This paper reviews the experiences gained by the SWITCH consortium (of 33 partners) in grappling with stakeholder engagement in urban water... Read more...
IRC's CEO Dr Patrick Moriarty discusses what systems thinking for WASH service delivery is all about. Read more...
Este documento de antecedentes desencadena la reflexión sobre el tema del liderazgo de sistemas para el Simposio Internacional All Systems Connect... Read more...
Ce document d'information déclenche une réflexion sur le thème de la direction des systèmes pour le symposium international All Systems Connect 2023... Read more...
Background paper to All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023, World Forum, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2-4 May 2023. 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...
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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...
Providing water and sanitation services to people who live in rural areas or informal settlements or simply aren’t connected to pipes is a complex business. Needlessly so. Social distancing? Queuing for water in Sahel Region of Burkina Faso. Photo: IRC Burkina Faso Read more...