Roel Blesgraaf looks back on day 2 of the Africa Water Week. Read more...
Minister Ploumen emphasizes the role of civil society organisations as watchdog over public services in her note ' dialogue and dissent '. They need to critically follow the performance of government in service delivery, demand accountability and engage in dialogues with government to improve... Read more...
Starting on the 11 th April is the 2 week RWSN e-discussion on the subject of continuous country-led monitoring of rural water services. The Discussion will run for the next 2 weeks (11 th -22 nd April). How will it work? The e-discussion will run for two weeks from Monday 11th - Friday 22nd April... Read more...
Ms. Nameerah Khan, Coordinator of Knowledge Management of the BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programme met with Dutch organisations active in Bangladesh. Read more...
The African water sector needs qualified staff in all disciplines, not just engineering. Read more...
Creating the capacity to adapt and innovate within national water, sanitation and hygiene sectors Read more...
A unique opportunity for countries to discuss their plans to meet the targets of the new SDGs Read more...
Ministers of Sanitation and Water and Sector Leaders to Discuss the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Meeting of Ministers of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15-16 March 2016. It is an unique... Read more...
Stagnant water is the ideal breeding ground for the Zika virus carrying mosquito. Read more...
This briefing note highlights the key issues surrounding Operation & Maintenance of water supply facilities, based on experiences from four districts in Uganda. Read more...
Lessons from a 'reorganisation' of the Netherlands's police force: a reality check on what it takes to deliver large-scale systemic change for improved public services. Read more...
At IRC we're pretty clear about our aims – about the world we want to see. Everyone, everywhere enjoying access to water, sanitation and hygiene services that last forever. But how to get there? And what's our role? Read more...
In 2014, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and IRC have started a collaboration to pilot the life-cycle cost approach in the context of refugee camps. Read more...
IRC is working with partners on a research project called 'Community Water Plus'. It consists of case studies throughout rural India. The objective is to understand which models of community managed water supplies - with professional support - work well, and why, so that we understand how they can... Read more...
You must know about the culture and beliefs of communities before co-creating solutions with them. Read more...
In the context of the devolution of political powers and responsibilities to the counties in Kenya, planning for water and sanitation services has to step up. Read more...
Using numbers in local planning for water resources and services helps stakeholders to make (conflicting) interests clearer and choices more explicit. Read more...
Important visit for the Community Water & Sanitation Agency (CWSA) and IRC in Ghana: IRC is convening a meeting on the 8th July with Hilton Grantees in Ghana for a team of Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Executives who will be in Ghana this week for the Philanthropic Conference. Read more...
Four leading international WASH organisations IRC, WaterAid, Aguaconsult, and Water for People join hands in the run-up to the new Sustainable Development Goals. Read more...
A message from IRC Uganda and Ministry of Water and Environment on the occasion of World Water Day 2015 Read more...
