Water scheme construction is the responsibility of government in Ethiopia. Non-governmental organisations are playing a key role in supporting the professionalisation of water supply. Mamo Yalew shares the progress made on data management and establishing legal entities to provide maintenance... Read more...
Or, why getting basic water to everyone is entirely possible. Read more...
Influencing national policy and bringing it back to district level. Read more...
USAID Sustainable WASH Systems learning partnership project (SWS) conducted a document dissemination event in Afar region Read more...
Providing inputs for a ministerial task force supporting Swachh Bharat Mission Phase II. Read more...
An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19. Read more...
Two districts in the Volta Region of Ghana - Akatsi North and Akatsi South - benefited from a five-day area mechanic training. Read more...
A checklist to effective adoption and implementation of the pay-as-you-fetch model. Read more...
As Ethiopia manages to develop more and more new rural water schemes – springs, wells or boreholes with hand-pumps or engines, piped water – keeping the existing infrastructure running well and safely is a challenge that gets bigger every day. And, despite some encouraging efforts, it's a challenge... Read more...
Under severe conditions of water scarcity, it is vital to keep motorised boreholes pumping across Ethiopia's Somali region. Read more...
Hand Pump Mechanics are always on call to repair water sources whenever they break down. Water source repair is largely a man's world, but who says a girl cannot fit in? Read more...
Who is taking care of the hand pump, replacing wearing parts, and keeping the service going? Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso looked into management models that would permanently reduce the number and length of breakdowns of boreholes with hand pumps in rural Burkina Faso. Read more...
A message from IRC Uganda and Ministry of Water and Environment on the occasion of World Water Day 2015 Read more...
IRC runs a series of events in The Hague, open to all interested parties. These series bring together professionals to network and discuss hot topics in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector. They are forward looking and multidisciplinary in nature presenting the latest thinking from governments... Read more...
How should WASH-related targets make it into the United Nation's post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals? Read more...
Component costs and drivers are assessed in a new research paper. Read more...
