When realising safe sanitation avoid making pit emptying an afterthought. Read more...
Seven reasons why the WASH sector should join forces with solid waste programmes. Read more...
Sanitation workers deserve safe working conditions through legal protection and operational guidelines. Read more...
Converting solid and liquid waste management into successful sanitation businesses in Dar es Salaam. Read more...
An urban sanitation diagnostic tool to identify bottlenecks in sanitation systems. Read more...
With rapid urbanization and the development of large infrastructure in Delhi, came the demolition and resettlement of unauthorised slums/colonies within the city. Read more...
Please note: this is a beta-version of the Faecal Waste Flow Calculator; this tool is currently being tested in several countries. We invite you to use the tool and send us your feedback. You can send your questions or suggestions to baetings@ircwash.org What is the tool about? A pressing concern... Read more...
Testing a simple tool to assess faecal waste flows in a real life situation can be a lot of fun. The results though can at best be described as enlightening and at worst as shocking. Read more...
To integrate or not to integrate basic WASH services - that is the question Read more...
Systems thinking for safe services; how water, sanitation and solid waste service chains are interlinked Read more...
Tafadzwa Ufumeli, the former Ton Schouten Awardee, went on an assignment at the request of IRC Read more...
This blog was co-written by IRC intern Ann Muthoni Mugendi and Digbijoy Dey Greywater, solid waste and faecal waste management have been separately handled over the years leading to negative effects on the public health and environment. The management of waste has been handled separately over the... Read more...
The power of partnerships. Report of an end-of-programme workshop and a WASH Debate. Read more...
Each town sanitation plan is a strategic and integrated documentation of sanitation interventions and services tailored to Kasenda, Mugusu, Kijura and Kiko Town Councils Read more...
The four Town Sanitation Plans are a product of a comprehensive, participatory process initiated last year 2021 by the lower local government leadership and facilitated by IRC Uganda. Read more...
Experts from India and Bangladesh discussed the best way to deal with faecal sludge management (FSM) in rural areas. Read more...
On 30 June 2020, WaterAid India and the Urban Management Centre held a webinar on the health, safety and livelihood challenges sanitation workers face in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
A prize to reward excellence in urban liquid waste management in Ghana. Read more...
The Municipality of Banfora has set up a new Water, Sanitation and Public Hygiene Department. Read more...
La municipalité de Banfora a érigé le Service Technique Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement en une Direction de l’Eau, de l’Assainissement et de l’Hygiène Publique. Read more...
