In fact, it turns out we don't. Read more...
Rehabilitation of one primary school borehole has been successful but many others still depend on unreliable water. Read more...
The latest water and sanitation innovations: approaches, technologies and financing instruments. Read more...
Tools are not enough, engage with government for real change Read more...
Greg Koch of The Coca-Cola Company highlights the key findings of research on integration of WASH and freshwater conservation Read more...
This post comes from Angela's expedited entry into the WASH sector to research why sustained success has been limited and to uncover which approaches to change might lead to lasting service provision. Read more...
District partnerships are at the heart of the WASH Agenda for Change (WA4C). Read more...
Reflections from the Kampala WASH Symposium by Susan Davis of Improve International. Read more...
Investigating whether donor restrictions affect the sustainability of water and sanitation interventions. Read more...
Together the Netherlands and the World Bank can make a substantive contribution to reaching a joint vision; sustainable and equitable water and sanitation services for all by 2030. The World Bank sees the Netherlands as a leading knowledge provider in the water sector. Dutch expertise can... Read more...
One of the nicest water-related customs in Honduras is the breaking of the pot. When a village gets connected to a water system, part of the inauguration ceremony consists of an old woman from the village symbolically throwing a clay water-pot on the ground, so that it breaks. She will never need... Read more...
USAID's Global Water Coordinator Chris Holmes welcomes the recent passage of the Water for the World act, while confirming his agency's commitment to sustainable service delivery Read more...
In this blog on the UN-Water meeting that was held in Geneva last month, Joseph Pearce and Ton Schouten give an intriguing insight in the monitoring of the new sustainable development goal (SDG) for water. They argue that the SDGs, as they are now formulated, demand for strengthening national... Read more...
Unlike droughts, floods and oil spills, non-functioning water and sanitation systems seldom make the headlines, even though water crises top the list of global risks. Read more...