Senior Programme Officer | Asia Regional Programme
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Digbijoy Dey is a Senior Programme Officer in IRC’s South Asia Regional Programme. He is an environment professional with over 12 years’ experience in the field of water and environment. He is IRC’s Country Representative in Bangladesh and works as a Sanitation Specialist. He has worked for countries outside South Asia such as Benin, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Togo and Vietnam. He has been working for IRC since 2018.
Before joining IRC, he worked on BRAC’s water and wastewater treatment programme, on faecal sludge management and water quality testing procedures. He has done his Masters in Environmental Management at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. He has substantial research experience in Bangladesh and the Netherlands. He has published more than 12 scientific publications in international journals.
A look at community-managed and private water schemes serving people beyond the reach of conventional systems. Read more...
As Bangladesh continues to expand water and sanitation services in both urban and rural areas, the establishment of institutional mechanisms marks an important step towards strengthening governance, improving accountability, and ensuring more equitable and sustainable service delivery. Read more...
Nepal has an aspiration to deliver reliable services and is trying to change its water service delivery ecosystem Read more...
Recently, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands WASH Partner Platform members had the opportunity to visit Kushtia as part of its partners' meeting. Read more...
In the face of intensifying climate challenges, the Equitable and Sustainable WASH services in Bangladesh Delta Plan Hotspots (2022-2026) Project explores sanitation options for the Haor region—Bangladesh's low-lying wetland ecosystem that remains submerged for nearly half the year. Read more...
Shyam Shankaran and Team Atmospheric Moisture for Coastal Community (comprising Miftahul Jannat Labiba, Md. Zahidul Alam and Dr. Partho Das) are the winner and runner up, respectively, of the BRAC and IRC Water Hackathon. Read more...
Extreme weather events in Bangladesh damage water and sanitation facilities. Developing sustainable delivery models is therefore essential. Read more...
Implementing a pro-poor WASH strategy in Bangladesh and setting up community-based service monitoring for sustainability Read more...
Launching a four-year Dutch-funded BRAC-IRC project Read more...
Developing a sustainable model for WASH services in Delta Plan hotspots Read more...
WASH organisations successfully lobby to include more questions about WASH in the 2022 National Population and Housing Census. Read more...
Report of a validation and dissemination meeting Read more...
Water resources management, equitable access and hygiene receive due attention. Read more...
