Former IRC Programme Officer
Better accountability improves service delivery performance. Based on more than twenty-five case studies in over twelve countries, this paper describes the attempts of SNV Netherlands Development Organisation to strengthen the accountability capacity of citizens, government and service providers. Read more...
Tien Giang Province's small towns, deemed unserviceable by major water utilities, found a permanent solution to their big water problem in small piped water networks. Read more...
A paper commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, summarises critical water and sanitation sector reform implementation issues by drawing from recent experience in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It was written by a group of policy advisors of the... Read more...
The city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India shows a way out of the sanitation crisis. The Tiruchirappalli model of community-managed toilets with bathing and washing facilities is an example of a partnership between sensitive city authorities, communities and NGOs, working together to address... Read more...
When things are going smoothly, why would someone bother to innovate? Where do ideas for innovations come from? How come some succeed but many do not leave the drawing board or the pilot stage? Read more...
A working paper from the ODI outlines water development policy in the 1990s. Read more...
Many a water utility has been overwhelmed by the prospect of developing a capacity building and institutional strengthening program (CBISP). Where do they start? Which aspects are negotiable and which ones aren't? Read more...
A study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) shows that private sector participation (PSP), has not shown encouraging results in the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector. Read more...
Despite a general trend to higher numbers of projects being rated successful or better over the past few years, about 30% of ADB's project portfolio of the Asian Devlopment Bank (ADB) is still rated less than successful during the evaluation phase. Read more...
Key lessons for up-scaling and out-scaling of DFID research Read more...
By the late 1990s, 97 percent of the rural population in Bangladesh had access to an improved water supply. However, the water in many places was contaminated by arsenic causing major risks to health. The government and NGOs have responded by installing alternative water supplies but these... Read more...
Elsa D. Mejia is General Manager of the Inpart Waterworks and Development Company (IWADCO), a family enterprise that started as a small construction company specializing in the production of water tanks for small towns and municipalities in and around Metro Manila, Philippines. She discusses her... Read more...
A study by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) reviewed the extent to which the five Paris Principles (PPs) on Aid Effectiveness (AE) as set out in the Paris Declaration (PD) on AE: ownership, alignment, harmonisation, managing for results and mutual accountability, are being applied in the... Read more...
A summary of the evaluation report of Water for Recovery and Peace Program (WRAPP) in Southern Sudan. Read more...
The Nepal WASH Coalition is able to leverage media coverage and establish the ties needed to bring lasting change in the sanitation and water supply situation in Nepal. Read more...
As part of its program, the Government of Sri Lanka embarked in 2001-2002 in the preparation of a series of sector reforms to improve its capacity to provide for new investments and improve the operation and maintenance of existing ones. Read more...
In Ghana, three-quarters of the population lack decent sanitation. Poor sanitation is the cause of many life-threatening diseases, including diarrhoea, and the lives of many children could be saved if latrines were installed in their homes. What factors affect whether families in Ghana have... Read more...
