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Published on: 18/06/2019

Keynote presentation on why networking and collective action are essential to systems change Read more...

Evidence-based policy in practice

Published on: 11/03/2016

Creating the capacity to adapt and innovate within national water, sanitation and hygiene sectors Read more...

15 years to make history, 5 years to make change

Published on: 24/09/2015

IRC's CEO explains why we're counting down five years instead of 15 - five years to get going on meaningful change Read more...

But what is it that you actually do?

Published on: 17/09/2015

At IRC we're pretty clear about our aims – about the world we want to see. Everyone, everywhere enjoying access to water, sanitation and hygiene services that last forever. But how to get there? And what's our role? Read more...

An unholy alliance of right and left

Published on: 08/09/2014

In this blog Patrick Moriarty reflects on Stockholm World Water Week 2014. There is good progress in language (and some tools) around the role of government in delivering services, he argues. But it's still an uphill struggle on who pays for what. Read more...

No more fairy tales

Published on: 16/07/2014

In the third of three blog posts, CEO of IRC Patrick Moriarty explains why “government leadership” is critical to tackle inequality, poverty and to create sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services – and why we need to stop believing in fairy tales be they about self-supporting communities... Read more...

The elephant in the room

Published on: 08/07/2014

"The 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of true WASH service delivery is entirely within our reach," argues CEO of IRC Patrick Moriarty in this second of three blog posts. "We're ready. What's to stop us? Two big scary words: Government and Money." Read more...