Webinar addresses the funding challenges of India's flagship rural water and sanitation initiatives. Read more...
Two new Watershed India working papers draw lessons from research in Bihar and Odisha. Read more...
By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively for better water and sanitation services. Read more...
The government's flagship Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (CR-WASH) initiative focuses on lowland investments in 'resilient' technologies such as deep boreholes and more resilient piped water infrastructure. These seek to displace emergency humanitarian interventions in drought-... Read more...
Join a 3-week RWSN e-discussion on the costs, financing and affordability of rural water supply and sanitation for the most vulnerable populations. Read more...
This blog looks at the experience of using 'Payment-by-Results' in Tanzania's water sector, and how adaptive programming is key to bridging the gap. Read more...
Budget cuts could prevent the country becoming open defecation free by 2019. Read more...
Accessibility, affordability, and availability of technology options are crucial for the survival of safe water businesses, says Fanny Boulloud of the Swiss Antenna Foundation. As a partner in the 'Safe Water Phase 2' programme, IRC spoke to Boulloud about business viability at a stakeholder... Read more...
New book reveals how India made community water management work even without charismatic leaders. Read more...
Asset management is critical for all WASH systems as 30% of the infrastructure is often not working. Read more...
Donors have many competing concerns and this can have negative effects as shown in some villages in rural Burkina Faso. Read more...
We cannot do it alone. Reflections from the 7th Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) Forum. Read more...
264 million people in rural areas of the pan-European region rely on small-scale water supply and sanitation systems. A new publication outlines the policy options for supporting them. Read more...
The long road to data savviness. 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...
The essentials of creating actionable monitoring systems for lasting results. Read more...
In 2013, IRC/ Triple-S Uganda conducted an assessment of the performance of the Service Delivery Model for point water sources. Findings show that there was generally a low service levels but ironically, users were satisfied. This working paper attempts to explain the reasons for that paradox. Read more...
Cette publication a pour objectif de présenter les préoccupations et les pistes de solutions identifiées par l es acteurs impliqués dans la gestion... Read more...
An in-depth study of water provision in Burkina Faso has found that piped water systems provide a better service than handpumps, at a lower cost. Read more...
Looking at the Alorsekope community's water supply situation in Ghana. Read more...