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The Triple-S theory of change

Published on: 28/01/2013

This working paper sets out the theory of change that guides IRC's Triple-S project. At the heart of this approach is a vision of how the rural water... Read more...

Towards integrated urban water management in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area : current status and strategic directions for the future

Published on: 08/01/2013

A vision for water management and water related services in the city of Accra of the future, a comprehensive situational analysis, and strategic... Read more...

Life-cycle costs in Ghana: ideal direct support costs for WASH services

Establishing the building blocks for sustainable water service delivery in Ghana : a conference paper presented at the 6th Water Supply Network Foru...

Ghana : lessons for rural water supply : assessing progress towards sustainable service delivery

Published on: 19/11/2012

Triple-S country study Ghana. Read more...

Experimenting with water service delivery

Published on: 02/10/2012

Coming up with a convincing elevator pitch for our Sustainable Services at Scale Triple-S project has long been a challenge. Which, given the complexities of the rural water sector itself, is possibly not that surprising. Whether defining ourselves (at least in part) as a complexity informed water... Read more...

FLOWing data

Published on: 21/09/2012

I mentioned some cool new outputs from IRC’s Ghana programme in my previous post. These factsheets present a rich picture of water services and their governance based on a total survey in our three Triple-S focus districts in Ghana. The fact sheets aren’t cool due to their content – which is... Read more...

Hitting the right note – the DGIS sustainability clause IS complex – but that’s no excuse for being timid

Published on: 31/08/2012

It’s always difficult call these things, but I think (and hope) that the last couple of weeks may, in retrospect, come to be seen as a watershed on the long and painful road to achieving universal access to water and sanitation services worthy of the name. Read more...

Life-cycle costs in Ghana : functionality of rural water systems in Ghana

Adamupe community report: cost of water and sanitation services in Adamupe, East Gonja District in Northern Region of Ghana

Ziome community report: cost of water and sanitation in Ziome, Ketu South District of Volta Region of Ghana

Pease community report: cost of water and sanitation services in Pease, Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region Ghana

Grushie Zongo community report : cost of water and sanitation in Grushie Zongo in East Gonja District, Ghana

Drivers of capital expenditure of rural piped water systems in Ghana : The Volta, Ashanti and Northern Regions : paper presented at the 6th rural wa...

Life-cycle costs in Ghana: access to water services in rural areas and small towns

Life-cycle costs in Ghana: costs of rural and small town sanitation services

Life-cycle costs in Ghana: post-construction costs of water point-systems

Life-cycle costs in Ghana: background and methodology

Planning and decision making processes for sustainable rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene in Ghana

Mid term assessment blues

Published on: 21/02/2012

Top item on an overloaded agenda at the moment is the upcoming mid-term assessment of our Triple-S (link) project. As we prepare a terms of reference for the exercise we’ve been engaging with a number of external thinkers to help us create something that can meet the dual objectives of judging... Read more...