Programme Officer
Mélanie is a water and sanitation engineer working in the WASH sector since 2002. She worked 5 years in the private sector in hydraulic design and construction followed by 7 years in the humanitarian and development sector. Mélanie has an extensive field experience as WASH programme manager and coordinator mainly in emergency contexts, and was based and worked in various countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
She joined IRC in 2012 as a Programme Officer and has been involved in various research and monitoring initiatives, mainly in the field of sanitation, hygiene and MUS (Multiple Use of water Services). Mélanie is the facilitator of the online life-cycle costing training and is working with UNCHR to adapt the life-cycle cost approach to emergency contexts.
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish
Following a review of existing latrine pit emptying devices (conventional vacuum tanker trucks, BREVAC vacuum tanker truck, MICRAVAC latrine emptying... Read more...
The CIDA-funded Community Water Project (COWAP) began in 1994 in the Upper Regions of Ghana as a follow-up to the Water Utilization Project (WUP)... Read more...
Describes field studies of pit latrine emptying using the micravac, a small-scale motorized tanker, in two areas in Zimbabwe: Porta farm, a temporary... Read more...
Consists of the paper: Human resources development in the water sector - a proposed strategy : discussion paper Read more...
Few would dispute that urban water systems should be both healthy and sustainable. Ideally, along with efficiency, these would be central pillars in... Read more...
This report aims to provide guidelines for the preliminary design of faecal sludge treatment schemes comprising solids-liquid separation and... Read more...
