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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...
Africa needs a roadmap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for water security and sanitation by 2030. Such a roadmap was the desired outcome of the 6th Africa Water Week (AWW-6), a biennial event that attracted 1,000 participants from governments, regional institutions,... Read more...
6th Africa Water Week (AWW-6), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Achieving Universal Access and Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation for All, Sub theme 1 Convenor: IRC Co-convenors: Africa Joint WASH learning initiative members: Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), Rural Water... Read more...
IRC prepared two sessions for the 39th WEDC International Conference 'Ensuring Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All' which will be taking place in Kumasi in Ghana, from 11 – 15 July. Redefining monitoring of rural water services for sustainable impact Tuesday 12... 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...
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 formal launch of Sanitation Innovation Accelerator 2016 (SIA'16) on the 25th May 2016 (afternoon) at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi. The Sanitation Innovation Accelerator 2016 Cohort would be introduced to mentors/experts/investors in the sector. A video conferencing session would be... 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...
IRC and TARU Leading Edge invite you to 'A WASH View From Jhadol, Udaipur'. This is an ethnographic study on issues of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in the Jhadol Block of Udaipur District, Rajasthan, by Ms Georgina Page, an anthropology student from the University of Radboud, The... Read more...
Starting on the 11 th April is the 2 week RWSN e-discussion on the subject of continuous country-led monitoring of rural water services. The Discussion will run for the next 2 weeks (11 th -22 nd April). How will it work? The e-discussion will run for two weeks from Monday 11th - Friday 22nd April... 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...
Ministers of Sanitation and Water and Sector Leaders to Discuss the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Meeting of Ministers of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15-16 March 2016. It is an unique... 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...
The sixth SACOSAN will be hosted by Bangladesh from 11-13 January 2016 in Dhaka with motto of: "Better Sanitation, Better life" South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN), a government led biennial convention held on a rotational basis in each SAARC country, provides a platform for interaction... Read more...
The provision of water and sanitation, though recognized as key basic services necessary to prevent diseases and support social and economic development in development countries continues to face major challenges with domestic and private sector financing and resources mobilization. Recognizing... Read more...
The WASH Ethiopia 7th Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF), which will take place in the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa from December 16-17, 2015 focuses on the theme 'Priority for One WaSH National Program'. The One WaSH National Programme is the world's largest sector-wide approach to WASH. The... Read more...
This three-day conference in University of Oxford convenes leading global thinkers and practitioners from government, enterprise, civil society and academia to advance and debate risk-based analysis of water security. Read more...
The TrackFin initiative aims to put into practice a globally accepted methodology to track national financing for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and strengthen national systems for the collection and analysis of WASH financial information. TrackFin is a UN-Water GLAAS initiative implemented... 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...
This year's World Toilet Day will draw attention to the need for better sanitation to improve health and nutrition for everyone, everywhere. It will also serve as an important global reminder that #wecantwait for 2.4 billion people to gain access to improved sanitation. Read more...
The Amsterdam International Water Week (AIWW) is the platform for new alliances and fresh ideas: connecting industry, science, business, policy and technology. The event crosses borders between water and sanitation, delta technology, food, agriculture, finance and governance. Thus bringing together... Read more...
Bringing together research with policy, practice and networking events Where Science Meets Policy, organized by The Water Institute at UNC, considers drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis. IRC... Read more...
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...
Theme 2 (October 20-23): Lack of leadership for change around sanitation SuSanA forum: http://forum.susana.org/forum/categories/218-thematic-discussion-sustainable-urban-sanitation-moving-forward Read more...
