A scientific meeting on the issue of water and sanitation services in large cities is organised on September 19 in Paris Read more...
By clearly defining 'the rules of the game' for their water and sanitation sectors, Ghana and Uganda create an environment that encourages teamwork and ultimately sustainable services at scale. Read more...
Working paper 10 provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of the market for WASH sustainability tools and identifies gaps. 25 promising tools are summarised in practical 1-pagers. Read more...
The developments in the sanitation sector are moving quickly. We are seeing some interesting new further development within the sector emerging. As cited in the last blog on the Uganda Unclogging the blockages of sanitation workshop, there is a new wave of freshness in the air in which we see the... Read more...
Finding lasting solutions to Africa's water and sanitation challenges is a key aim of the Fifth Africa Water Week, which will take place from May 26-31 in Dakar, Senegal. IRC will participate in this major regional event and run sessions about the role of local government in sustainable service... Read more...
En prélude du 7ème Forum Mondial de l'Eau qui se tiendra à Daegu (Corée du Sud), Africa Water Forum 2014 réunira du 12 au 14 juin à Ouagadougou plus de 650 participants autour de la question : comment permettre un accès à l'eau et un service d'assainissement pour tous en Afrique ? Read more...
A study on whether water sources classified as "improved" are indeed safe triggered debate on the level of effort that needs to go into water quality monitoring and into measures to improve water quality Read more...
The call by women MPs in Uganda to make mandatory provision of sanitary towels for all school girls under Universal Primary Education programme demands immediate action. This measure calls for support because it is necessary that our girls do not skip classes or drop out because of poor menstrual... Read more...
Video on the Qualitative Information System (QIS), an innovative monitoring tool developed by IRC and now used in the BRAC WASH programme in Bangladesh.
Read more...It took high income countries 100 years to universalise the access to water and required long-term and massive public financing. Read more...