30 and 31 March 2015 IRC will host the Multiple Use water Services Group meeting in The Hague, the Netherlands. The goal of the meeting is to identify the potential contributions of a MUS perspective to the water resource management and water tenure debates, in particular ongoing global efforts to... Read more...
'My Water, My Business' is a series of linked events organised as part of the 2015 World Water Day celebrations. It aims to bring attention to new innovation.that Ethiopia is pioneering new approaches in water, sanitation and hygiene (WasH). The events will connect sector policy-makers, development... Read more...
A Sustainability Forum will take place in Ghana this week, focusing on gains made on sustainable services and on WASH partnerships for the future. Since its inception in 2009, the Triple-S project has worked together with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), partner districts Akatsi,... Read more...
WaterAid and the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation and Ministry of Urban Development are organizing a 3-day India WASH Summit from 16-18 February, 2015, at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The first event of its kind, it will bring together some 300 participants including... Read more...
This year, the UN will launch the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). How will they differ from the existing Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and what will the implications be for the sector? One of the main differences between the MDGs and SDGs is the focus on universal access as compared... Read more...
This week (19-23 January 2015), IRC will be present at the 3rd International Faecal Sludge Management (FSM3) conference in Hanoi, Vietnam to co-present a workshop on city planning for faecal sludge management. On Thursday 22 January from 14.00 – 17.30, IRC is co-organising this workshop together... Read more...
Amsterdam International Water Week 2-6 november 2015: 'Integrated solutions for a circular economy and resilient cities' Call for papers now open! Does your idea deserve to be heard at the unique cross cutting international platform for integrated water solutions? Submit your paper to the AIWW... Read more...
IRC will be co-organising and hosting the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Country Processes Task Team (CPTT) meeting being held in The Hague, Netherlands, on the 2nd and 3rd, December, 2014 The CPTT has conducted various pieces of work in the last one year, notable among these is: the series of... Read more...
Together with the IRC, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Water Partnership and the SWA secretariat, Simavi is organising an informal networking event to highlight the role of water and sanitation facilities apart from household facilities in the Sustainable Development Goals... Read more...
19 November has been formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly as World Toilet Day.The provision of proper toilets could save the lives of more than 200,000 children in the world, according to the UN. Today, 2.5 of the world's seven billion people, mostly in rural areas, do not... Read more...
Notez la date du 4e évènement IRC Le but de cette rencontre sera d’expliquer pourquoi les financements public et privé ne doivent pas être considérés comme deux solutions opposées, mais plutôt comme deux pièces complémentaires d'un même puzzle du secteur de l'eau et de l'assainissement. Les... Read more...
WASHCost offers a free online course for WASH sector professionals. The “Costing Sustainable Services” online course was developed to assist governments, (I)NGOs, donors and individuals to plan and budget for sustainable and equitable WASH services, using a life-cycle costs approach. Every other... Read more...
Public finance - money derived from taxation- is critical for achieving water, sanitation and hygiene for everyone forever. But how do we get governments to prioritise it? What should (and shouldn't) it be used for? How can public finance be used effectively together with philanthropy/aid and... Read more...
At the 37th WEDC conference in Hanoi, Vietnam the theme is "Sustainable Water and Sanitation Service for All in a Fast Changing World". IRC and partners will be co-organising a side event and presenting a number of papers. Monday 15 September The paper Developing capacity for an integrated... Read more...
The Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation, will consider drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis.The Conference will take place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. IRC's... Read more...
Invitation LUNCH Meeting Meet Dr. Mushtaque Chowdhury, BRAC Time : 12.30 – 14.00 (incl. lunch) Location : 'Glass room', gound floor, International Water House, Bezuidenhoutseweg 2, Den Haag ( directions ) Bangladesh has made tremendous progress in the field of health. It now has the highest life... Read more...
Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), this annual global water and development event attracts over 2,500 participants and 200 collaborating organisations from around 130 countries. Besides plenaries, seminars and side events, highlights include award ceremonies for the... Read more...
Save the date for the 3rd IRC event What is the role for NGOs and private sector within the government’s Aid and Trade agenda? This event will be co- hosted by DGIS and supported by the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP). It will focus on the implications of the Aid and Trade Agenda for... Read more...
Menstrual hygiene management has been noted as a challenge worldwide where women and girls are deprived of both the materials and support required to manage their period. This conference on menstrual hygiene management invites WASH sector professionals to Break the Silence: Join the Discourse on... Read more...
The long-awaited fourth AfricaSan will be held from 25 - 27 May 2015 in Dakar. This path-breaking conference will this year continue to raise the priority of sanitation amongst the new generation of political leaders. AfricaSan is one of AMCOW's path-breaker initiatives to promote political... Read more...