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IRC together with its partners will be present at this year's Water and Health Conference at the University of North Carolina (UNC). The 2015 Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy, organised by The Water Institute at UNC, considers drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and... Read more...
Did you know poverty is both a cause and a consequence of disability? 1 in 5 of poor people in developing countries are disabled. They often lack basic services, including accessible sanitation. At IRC we believe this needs to change. Read more...
Webinar "From building infrastructure to creating support mechanisms for rural water supplies" The rural water supply sector is moving from a focus on building systems to increase coverage, towards one of creating mechanisms to ensure that these systems provide sustainable services. Particularly... Read more...
WASH Civil Society Organisations in Uganda are positioning themselves to engage effectively in the post 2015 development agenda. Read more...
With country offices in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Uganda, IRC today opens another office, this time in Ethiopia. This is the fourth country office IRC has opened since embarking on a decentralisation and internationalisation strategy under its business plan for 2012-2016. Read more...
IRC event on Wednesday November 25th, 17:00 – 18:30,The Hague 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...
Leverage is needed to create conditions for scale, say Dutch NGOs. Read more...
With 20 percent of the world's GDP and 36 percent of the global population located in severely water stressed areas, the growing demand and competition for freshwater will be one of the biggest global challenges we face. At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting 2015, Wetlands... Read more...
26 maatschappelijke organisaties hebben de handen ineengeslagen en 11 aanbevelingen gestuurd aan minister Ploumen van Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelings- samenwerking. De aanbevelingen gaan over toegang, duurzaamheid, goed bestuur en financiering van schoon drinkwater en wc's. Read more...
Global Goal 6: Schoon water en een toilet. Voor iedereen. Overal ter wereld. In 2030. Read more...
Objectif de développement durable 6 : de l'eau salubre et des toilettes. Pour chacun. Dans chaque pays. D'ici 2030. Le 25 septembre 2015, 193 dirigeants mondiaux s'engageront à atteindre 17 objectifs pour réaliser un projet extraordinaire au cours des quinze prochaines années. Il s'agira de mettre... Read more...
An Agenda for Change: a set of guiding principles and actions for achieving universal water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030. Read more...
«Dans les pays en voie de développement, le téléphone mobile est accessible à tous ; – le secteur de l'assainissement pourrait prendre exemple de cette réalité. » Le fait que ce mythe de développement intégral ait été incontesté voire largement supporté lors de la session portant intensification de... Read more...
Samen met miljoenen anderen volgen we bij IRC de schokkende vluchtelingencrisis in Europa en daarbuiten. Onze gedachten gaan uit naar alle mensen die gedwongen zijn zichzelf, hun families en kinderen in veiligheid te brengen door te vluchten. Read more...
New date! Please note that this workshop was originally to be held on 17-20 November 2015. Due to political unrest in Nepal it has been postponed to 23-26 February 2016. The Multiple-Use water Services (MUS) Group will hold its next workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop is is organised jointly... Read more...
Positioning our work to champion sustainability and equity, and to catalyse change towards our vision of universal access by 2030. Read more...
There is a need to change behaviors in order to reach universal access to water and sanitation services that last. This was the outcome of a session co-convened by Sanitation and Water for All partnership, IRC, WSP, WaterAid and USAid at the September 2015 Stockholm World Water Week. Read more...
Along with millions of others, at IRC we are following the refugee crisis unfolding at and beyond Europe's borders with heavy hearts. Our thoughts go out to all people who are involuntarily forced to move themselves, their families, their children out of unbearable situations. Read more...
Agreement signed at Stockholm World Water Week 2015. Read more...
