Il faudrait que les gouvernements, la société civile et le secteur privé agissent de concert pour rendre les services d'eau et d'assainissement accessibles à tous. Read more...
S'agissant d'assurer des services adéquats pour les pauvres, les approches basées sur la tarification ne suffisent pas. Read more...
Governments, civil society and the private sector need to work together to make water and sanitation services available to everyone. IRC's event provided an opportunity to discuss how taxes can complement trade and tariffs and to learn from an innovative health insurance model in Africa. Read more...
Dans ce blog, Catarina Fonseca, responsable du programme international et d’innovations d’IRC, traite du financement des objectifs de développement pour l’après-2015. Selon elle, « une part importante des fonds pour le développement devraient provenir d’autres sources ». À savoir des finances... Read more...
In this blog, IRC's head of innovation and international programme Catarina Fonseca discusses the financing of the post-2015 development goals. "A substantial part of funding for development should be sought elsewhere," she argues. Through public finance. Or tax, as we call it. 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 it be used for? And how can we get it flowing to local levels? WSUP, IRC and Trémolet Consulting will be exploring... Read more...
IRC asked a private operator if it was possible to improve the service provided by hand-pump at current tariff. The answer is yes but the scale at which hand pumps are managed must change. Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso a demandé à un opérateur privé s'il était possible d'améliorer la qualité de service des PMH sans augmenter le tarif payé par les usagers. La réponse est : oui, mais il faut changer l'échelle de gestion de la maintenance. Read more...
Understanding the difference between charity, venture philanthropy and impact investing is key to getting businesses and programmes funded Read more...
Water provision is one of the most complex services to be provided and maintained in a refugee camp. Given the fact that water is essential for people's health, it is very important for donors and implementing partners to guarantee a proper level of water service to everyone everyday. Read more...
Dans ce dernier d’une série de trois articles, le Directeur Général d’IRC Patrick Moriarty explique pourquoi le « leadership gouvernemental » est crucial pour lutter contre les inégalités et la pauvreté pour instaurer des services durables d’eau, d’assainissement et d’hygiène. – Il explique aussi... Read more...
The shutoffs of water to thousands of homes by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department have become international news, as residents and local activists have found U.N. experts on their side in condemning the water disconnections as a violation of the human right to water. Read more...
Big lenders like the World Bank understand the challenges of sustainability. They accept that we need to move from providing infrastructure to providing services. Still, they find it difficult to find an entry point for including costs other than capital costs in their loans. Read more...
What happens when people cannot pay for water and sanitation services? Mostly, we hear about women and girls in low income countries and how they access polluted water from ponds, rivers or hand dug wells. This week, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (USA) made it to international news for... Read more...
Il a fallu aux pays développés une centaine d'années et des financements publics considérables pour rendre universel l'accès à l'eau potable. Read more...
It took high income countries 100 years to universalise the access to water and required long-term and massive public financing. Read more...
If rural water supply provided under the development heading is in fact more a relief and water supply through relief creates development but in pockets, then what does that teach us? Read more...
M&E are key to improving both the performance and the sustainability of WASH services. But how much do they cost and how should it be paid for? Read more...
Les gouvernements ne se contentent pas d'investir d'avantage dans les systèmes de suivi nationaux ; leur rôle central dans le suivi à l'échelle du pays est aussi largement accepté. Cependant, cette acceptation s'accompagne d'attentes en termes de bonne gouvernance et de transparence. Read more...
A post reflecting on the theme of World Water Day: 'Affordability of public goods: why does energy outperform water?' Read more...