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...
Sand dams can provide sufficient water for domestic and productive uses even in some very dry environments. But the implementation and scaling-up challenges should not be overlooked. Read more...
Last week it was World Water Day 2014 , with the topic of "water and energy". I see obvious issues coming by on the water-energy nexus (which by the way is one of those development sector buzz words that I start disliking more every day. I hope the next buzz word is a bit more, uh, sparkling), such... Read more...
The Community Water Plus project held a stakeholder meeting with stakeholders from the Government of India and NGOs in New Delhi in September 2013. Read more...
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency takes a unified approach with new single source documents. Read more...
When it comes to cost-efficient water provision, evidence is suggesting the issues such as scale economies v small-scale schemes are complex. Read more...
Helping Ghana to achieve its vision of providing universal water and sanitation services by 2025. Read more...
Working with the Ethiopian government and partners to deliver universal access to WASH services. Read more...
An in-depth study of water provision in Burkina Faso has found that piped water systems provide a better service than handpumps, at a lower cost. Read more...
Community rural water supply in India is being undermined by opposing strategies. Read more...
Looking at the Alorsekope community's water supply situation in Ghana. Read more...
Report assessing level of compliance with regulations in eight communes of the Sahel region. Read more...
Territorial approaches to rural water supply were a hot topic at this week's Triple-S annual meeting. Read more...
The 9th FLOWS seminar took an in-depth look at two service delivery models in Ethiopia's highly decentralised water supply. Read more...
This twenty minute feature film looks into the sustainability issues of rural and peri-urban water, sanitation and hygiene services Read more...
Dora depends on one community handpump. How are her satisfaction levels being measured, and what can we learn from them? Read more...
Many rural water systems in Ghana fail prematurely. This is estimated to be around 30 percent at any given point in time. Sometimes, these failures are attributed to a lack of clearly defined roles and responsibilities for sector actors and institutions. It is often the case that, once water... Read more...
Sub County Water and Sanitation Boards could help fix community management in Uganda – but only with support. Read more...
Email requests can sometimes trigger the most interesting thoughts and ideas. Read more...
