Former IRC Programme Officer
Analysis of the integrated planning approach used in the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation (WASPA) in Asia Project (2005-... Read more...
The Overseas Development Institute reports on earthquake response. Read more...
One of the important challenges of post-war reconstruction is to provide more and better quality basic services, such as water. Previous attempts at upgrading main supply systems to accommodate peri-urban areas have been overwhelmed by the explosive demographic growth of Angola's major cities... Read more...
Results and lessons learned from a pilot Output-Based Aid (OBA) facility are presented in a new note by the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA). Read more...
Water resource management is critical for the achievement of many of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Too often, the political economy issues that determine whether or not water resources are managed effectively are overlooked. Drawing on research from the Lake Victoria region, ODI Research... Read more...
Sector learning is a new thematic area of the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Sector learning seeks to systemise the capture and sharing of experiences in the WASH sector and to develop the sector's capacity to reflect on the lessons. It provides a framework at the national level to... Read more...
The Asian Development Bank's support for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure development in general was rated "successful," a special evaluation study concludes. Read more...
The financial transparency of urban local bodies (ULBs) in the south Indian state of Kerala has increased thanks to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) project. The municipal corporations of Cochin and Trivandrum now publish their financial accounts online. Read more...
It is estimated that 19 million people in South Africa are rural survivalists with traditional agrarian lifestyles, and over 15 million are living below the poverty line. Levels of food security have been increased in some villages using in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) and conservation. Read more...
The Water Research Commission (WRC) has completed yet another study that aims to meet the water quality requirements of people in South Africa. Read more...
