How will the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs'realise its promise to provide 30 million people with sustainable access to safe water and 50 million... Read more...
Joint Sector Reviews are social and technical. They emphasise learning, strengthen reporting, adapt over time, encourage open discussion, and publish... Read more...
The brief highlights the importance of mainstreaming water and sanitation in the policies and plans of other sectors, and how the management of... Read more...
Focused efforts on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are urgently needed if the global Neglected Tropical Diseases roadmap targets are to be met... Read more...
The latest institutional developments around Goal 6 for water and sanitation were presented at World Water Week in Stockholm Read more...
The diversion of focus from water towards sanitation, comes at the cost of cutting down allocations in rural water or 'adjusting' funds from one... Read more...
The decision to divert funding from water to sanitation turned sour when drought struck India. Read more...
While the WASH sector grapples with the challenge of making India open defecation free by 2 October 2019, several issues persist. The WASH Dialogues series of events are an initiative of IRC and TARU Leading Edge, two organisations working on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, collectively... Read more...
This manual aims to increase the advocacy skills of civil society organisations (CSOs) as well as their influence on public policies in order to... Read more...
Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right. No one, whatever their circumstances, should be forced to live in conditions where these services are not made available. And yet this is the case for many inmates in overcrowded prisons around the world. Read more...
Read IRC's vision for the coming ten years. Read more...
The Dutch Water Authorities (DWA) have implemented numerous measures to prevent fraud and corruption. Read more...
This policy brief, submitted to the Dutch Parliament, describes the government's development aid water programme for the years 2012-2015 (in Dutch). 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...
African ministers responsible for sanitation and hygiene commit to spend at least 0.5% of GDP on sanitation and hygiene by 2020. Read more...
This global review explores the strengths and weaknesses of integrity in the water sector. It provides examples of innovative programmes and tools... Read more...
This document presents the gender policy of Mozambique's Water Supply Assets and Investment Fund (FIPAG). Read more...
IRC helps develop action plan to integrate gender justice in urban water supply. Read more...
This guide can serve as a tool for professionals, implementers, and advocates looking to pursue and promote WASH advocacy efforts. Read more...