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Video on the Qualitative Information System (QIS), an innovative monitoring tool developed by IRC and now used in the BRAC WASH programme in Bangladesh.
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...
The call for tools for sustainability for the WASH Sustainability Forum has been closed. Read more...
Guidelines for Self-supply adopted by the Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy in January 2012. Read more...
Date limite de dépôt des candidatures : 31 juillet 2014 Le cabinet Eau Afrique au Bénin, a lancé la 2ème édition du Prix pour la préservation de l'eau, «OR BLEU», une compétition destinée à relever les meilleures initiatives de préservation des ressources en eau et à récompenser les acteurs,... Read more...
Climbing the sanitation ladder is a gradual process hindered by many factors including technological, human psychological and environmental issues. Read more...
In this article John Butterworth explains why better access to water and sanitation will pay dividends in helping the most vulnerable people adapt to climate change. He argues that providing water and sanitation services for everyone builds resilience, and should be key part of the climate change... Read more...
This documentary music video, featuring local artists Shadow, J-Glo, 5YA, Jacob-V and Chiller Coolnaneee, draws attention to sanitation problems in post-war Liberia. It is an output of the international participatory action research network, Giving Voice to Hope (GV2H). This network includes Liberian artists and media companies, the University of Alberta's Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology and the Centre for the Cross Cultural Study of Health & Healing, the Edmonton-based Rhodes Recordings, and charities such as the NYC-based GroundUp Global and the Liberia-based Center for Youth Empowerment. The Rotary Club of Calgary funded this video project as part of a series entitled "Songs for sustainable development and peace".
Read more...Save the date! IRC Debate 3rd June, 16:30 hrs, The Hague. Learn what Dutch and international organisations are doing to avoid wasted investment in rural water supply. Go to our Events page to register and get more information . Read more...
The performance of service providers can have impact on the quality of the service delivered to the water users, a recent IRC/Triple-S Uganda study concludes. Read more...
This video, set in Pallisa District in Eastern Uganda, shows how local political leaders can play an important role in mobilising water users to maintain their facilities. Read more...
IRC runs a series of events in The Hague, open to all interested parties. These series bring together professionals to network and discuss hot topics in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector. They are forward looking and multidisciplinary in nature presenting the latest thinking from governments... Read more...
Un suivi rapproché et une bonne sensibilisation. Voici les ingrédients utilisés par la commune de Gorgadji pour recouvrir les redevances pour la maintenance préventive des ouvrages. Au cours du dernier semestre de 2013, la commune a recouvré 400.000F CFA (610 euros) alors qu'elle n'avait pas perçu... Read more...
Veel van de geschenken die NGO's hebben gebracht zijn Trojaanse paarden gebleken, betoogt Stef Smits, senior programme officer van IRC, in deze opiniebijdrage voor Vice Versa . Maar hij is hoopvol over de strategische partnerschappen tussen ministerie en maatschappelijk middenveld. 'Ik hoop op een... Read more...
Monitoring and awareness raising have helped the commune of Gorgadji collect fees for preventive maintenance of waterpoints and take steps towards sustainable water supply services. Read more...
A study on the significance of the Learning Alliance Approach in influencing learning and adaptive capacity in Ghana's rural water sector Read more...
Met nog twee weken te gaan tot de verkiezingen voor het Europees Parlement, staat de EU volop in de publieke belangstelling. Maar een van de grootste vormen van betrokkenheid van burgers bij Europees beleid lijkt in het verkiezingsspektakel verloren te gaan. Read more...
IRC is convening a side session at AMCOW's Africa Water Week: Africa learning initiative The purpose of the session is to explore interest in a joint learning initiative aimed at strengthening the coherence of an Africa WASH learning agenda, reducing duplication, building on synergies and... Read more...
Directeur de développement de projet à VergneHydro, Christopher Leger évoque dans cette interview, les difficultés du suivi de l'exploitation des AEPS au Burkina Faso et la collaboration avec les autorités locales et nationales. Read more...
