IRC Associate
Freelance writer, journalist, editor, consultant and trainer. Peter researches, writes and edits mainly on water and sanitation, health and development. He is has been acting as consultant to the BRAC WASH project in Bangladesh supporting their communications work and providing training, and was for five years consultant to IRC's WASHCost project. Over the past years, Peter has been supporting the IRC Ghana team in communicating their district based work.
This document reviews literature about the factors influencing the sustainability of rural water services, and the emerging maintenance approaches... Read more...
Dwindling donor support, poor cost recovery mechanisms, ineffective strategies for ensuring human right to water, unbridled pollution of freshwater... Read more...
Addressing WASH/IWRM linkages from a narrow problem-based perspective seems most feasible but they can also be addressed within the wider, holistic... 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...