Over the last 25 years, a unique UN partnership has developed a robust monitoring mechanism that can support the goal of universal access. Read more...
Published biannually, the GLAAS report presents data from 94 countries and 23 external support agencies. It offers a comprehensive analysis of... Read more...
This document presents the highlights, key issues and points in common that arose from the presentations and discussions held during the... Read more...
Ce document présente les principaux points et enjeux clés et des points communs qui sont ressortis des présentations et des discussions du séminaire... Read more...
Global sector monitoring instruments should align with global accountability frameworks, such as the one being built into Sanitation and Water for... Read more...
Reflections on twelve country case studies provide an insight into the realities of developing comprehensive and systematic country-led monitoring... Read more...
IRC gelooft dat iedereen in de wereld recht heeft op schoon drinkwater en goede sanitaire voorzieningen. Monitoring is het controleren of alles nog goed werkt en waar reparaties nodig zijn. Ikos Melkhior Kosat helpt de regering van Oost-Indonesië om dat te doen. Lees hier zijn verhaal. Read more...
We believe everyone in the world should have running water and proper sanitation. Now and in the future. Monitoring is checking if everything works properly and what needs fixing. Ikos Melkhior Kosat helps the government of East Indonesia to do that. Read his story here. Read more...
While reviewing experiences with the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS), it is clear that there is a need to strengthen systematic, comprehensive, country-led processes which feed global monitoring. Read more...
"We went back to where it all started: the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy of the Government of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa," says IRC's Ton Schouten. This week the monitoring book ' From Infrastructure to Services' was launched in Ethiopia. In the coming 4 years, IRC will keep supporting the... Read more...
The essentials of creating actionable monitoring systems for lasting results. Read more...
IRC is involved in an exciting programme to stimulate businesses in products and systems for household water treatment and storage: Safe Water Phase 2. Read more...
A state of the art of strengthening monitoring water supply and sanitation in developing countries. Google scholar Read more...
Systematic planning, inventory updates, and financial forecasting for assets carried out, and asset ownership clearly defined. Read more...
Background note prepared for the IRC event on the 4th of March 2015. Read more...
The IRC Ghana team together with the Government hosted a sustainability forum as a final activity of the Triple-S project and as a formal start-up of the new initiative "Local Government Capacity Support for WASH". The latter is the project that is following up Triple-S and bringing together CWSA,... Read more...
In this blog on the UN-Water meeting that was held in Geneva last month, Joseph Pearce and Ton Schouten give an intriguing insight in the monitoring of the new sustainable development goal (SDG) for water. They argue that the SDGs, as they are now formulated, demand for strengthening national... Read more...
It's hard to predict what impact investments and innovations in the water sector will have on citizens' access to services. Understanding underlying mechanisms and potential bottlenecks of change can help decide how and where to invest resources, while also giving a more realistic picture of the... Read more...
IRC country director of Uganda, Jane Nabunnya Mulumba reflects back on 2014 and sets her goals for the coming year: building on the legacy of Triple-S and reaching the national targets for water and sanitation coverage Read more...
IRC country director of Ghana Vida Duti reflects back on 2014 and sets her goals for the coming year: consolidating the successes! Read more...