Former IRC Associate
The 6th Global Forum of the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) was held in Kampala, 29th November to 2nd December 2011. The Forum attracted over 500 participants from nearly 50 countries drawn from national and local governments, academia, NGOs, the private sector and development partners. The Forum... Read more...
This paper recommends a range of practical and well-proven methods and tools for managing risk and uncertainty linked to climate change and other... Read more...
Why have we been unable to provide a sustainable water service to rural people for so long? What were the success factors in the areas where there... Read more...
Uganda embraced a decentralised system of government in 1997 and has since taken strides to ensure that the agenda for public service provision is driven by the local governments, mainly at the district and sub-county levels. Though the decentralisation policy provisions and structures are clear,... Read more...
Ghana recently achieved a zero case status in guinea worm eradication, this means Ghana has not reported any guinea worm infections within the last one year. Ghana will however have to maintain the zero case status for the next three years in order to qualify to be declared as having completely... Read more...
Ghana has launched the water and sanitation sector performance report for 2010. The report is the second edition to be published by the Ministry of Water Resources Works and Housing. The 83 page document catalogues the gains of the sector over the past year. Read more...
Water users in Kabarole and Lira districts will be in a position to monitor the performance of service providers when they complete a capacity building programme initiated by Triple-S and NETWAS Uganda. This will ultimately contribute to improved governance in rural water service delivery, in form... Read more...
This paper summarises findings from a recent study of the status of rural water supply in some thirteen countries, which aimed to identify commonalities in both challenges and opportunities to rural water supply in countries as diverse as the USA, India, Honduras and Ghana. It spans a developmental... Read more...