The long road to data savviness. Read more...
What do we need to understand to overcome the long-standing challenges in the sector? Read more...
IRC Event, 6th July, 17.00-18.30, in The Hague, The Netherlands. Read more...
Minister Ploumen emphasizes the role of civil society organisations as watchdog over public services in her note ' dialogue and dissent '. They need to critically follow the performance of government in service delivery, demand accountability and engage in dialogues with government to improve... Read more...
What can the sector learn from circular economy visionary Thomas Rau? Read more...
VIA Water and IRC are pleased to welcome you to an inspirational session with Thomas Rau, a renowned speaker, innovator, visionary and thinker on the topics of the end of property and the circular economy. He is ranked among the Top 5 Dutch key players in sustainability and was elected as Dutch... Read more...
The Global Water Integrity Outlook was launched in The Netherlands on 15 April 2016. Read more...
IRC and Water For People have developed a roadmap to achieve universal piped water coverage in 30 focus districts in Honduras as well as having plans... Read more...
IRC Uganda is working in 4 districts according to the WASH Agenda for Change (WA4C) principles. Read more...
Following a business as usual approach would mean that the rural country of Kajiado in Kenya will only achieve universal water coverage in 2131... Read more...
Are government-led and private sector approaches mutually exclusive? Read more...
From projects to services For decades, WASH programs have followed a "business as usual" approach of implementing projects that have largely remained focused on the project and under emphasized the broader context. In the rural sub-sector external funding often finances a WASH project that is... Read more...
The Water Integrity Network and IRC, in cooperation with the Dutch Water Authorities (DWA), the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and the Global Compact Network Netherlands (GC NL), are pleased to welcome you to the Dutch launch of the Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016 (WIGO). The Water... Read more...
This is first in a series of IRC Events for 2016. The theme for the event is ‘Reaching universal coverage: an Agenda for Change’. The Sustainable Development Goals require the sector to work towards universal coverage of water and sanitation services. This raises the question on whether the sum of... Read more...
Innovative approaches to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in emergency situations Emergency and conflict situations around the world are increasing rapidly. In 2014 the number of forcibly displaced people reached 59.9 million, three times that of 2010 and the highest since 1945. There are... Read more...
Experts discuss integrated approaches at IRC event in The Hague. Read more...
IRC's Chief Executive Patrick Moriarty reflects on the highlights from the annual water conference in Stockholm. Read more...
Why do we need a specific focus on sanitation in urban areas? In its assessment of the achievement of the water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals, the Joint Monitoring Programme notes that the world has fallen short of its sanitation targets. Still some 2.4 billion people lack access to... Read more...
Whilst the new ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being finalised, an equally important discussion is going on: how do we finance their achievement? Addis Ababa is hosting a UN Financing for Development conference from 13 to 16 July 2015 on this topic. In preparation for the... Read more...
Nothing less than universal and equitable access to water and sanitation for all by 2030 is what the world wants. Some 50 Dutch water and development specialists came to The Hague on March 4th, 2015, to discuss what it will take to make this goal a reality. Read more...