John is co-director of IRCs Global Programme, lead of the Research and Learning staffing group within IRCs Change Hub and a member of the management team. The Change Hub supports IRCs focus country programmes to deliver innovative and impactful activities that strengthen systems and improve services, facilitates planning monitoring, analysis and learning organisation-wide, and uses evidence and our influencing skills to drive change at regional and global levels.
John is a Briton and European, working from Lodz in Poland where he lives with his family. He has worked for IRC since 2005 and between 2016 and 2019 he was the country director in Ethiopia. He has current roles in the executive committees of the Rural Water Supply Network and the Agenda for Change, and is the Influencing lead for the Destination 2030 Alliance.
This paper reviews the experiences gained by the SWITCH consortium (of 33 partners) in grappling with stakeholder engagement in urban water... Read more...
There is a need for strong institutional systems and community involvement to address and reduce WASH humanitarian needs over the long term, and to... Read more...
The same capacities that help us adapt to COVID-19 can be used to face climate change. Read more...
This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,... Read more...
Water integrity will lead to better performance of the water sector. Read more...
The UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council formally recognised the human right to water and sanitation in 2010. This guidance provides... Read more...
In this article John Butterworth explains why better access to water and sanitation will pay dividends in helping the most vulnerable people adapt to climate change. He argues that providing water and sanitation services for everyone builds resilience, and should be key part of the climate change... Read more...
This paper examines the aid effectiveness agenda and reviews its implementation at international and various regional and country levels. Read more...
This historical study of water in England and Wales examines the changing way in which water has been used since the industrial revolution, through... Read more...
Water is increasingly high on international and national agendas. Read more...
This report elaborates on the policy approaches and policy options that would facilitate a long-term sustainable water use, building on other... Read more...