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Mid-Western Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (MWUWS), Uganda

Utilitisation – the next step for rural water supply in Africa?

Published on: 18/02/2020

Public utilities are expanding into rural areas, are they the future of water and sanitation services? Read more...

Loo with a view, Trawden, Lancashire, UK

Stop being a neo-liberal and embrace the sanitation system

Published on: 13/11/2019

Sanitation is chronically underfunded, perhaps that’s because we’re not asking for money in the right way or from the right source. Read more...

Patrick Moriarty and Aboubakar Hema, mayor of Banfora (photo by Cabinet du Maire de Banfora)

Banfora shows committed political leadership

Published on: 15/10/2018

IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030. Read more...

The secret to WASH-IWRM Linkages: pragmatism

Published on: 19/12/2017

Linking WASH and IWRM, as demanded by SDG 6, is essential but hard. With pragmatism and a problem based approach it can be done. Read more...

Navigating WASH complexity through collective action

Published on: 19/05/2020

Providing water and sanitation services to people who live in rural areas or informal settlements or simply aren’t connected to pipes is a complex business. Needlessly so. Social distancing? Queuing for water in Sahel Region of Burkina Faso. Photo: IRC Burkina Faso Read more...

When the clock stops

Published on: 21/01/2020

The global community has a decade to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals – can we? Read more...

It takes a system (to deliver WASH services)

Published on: 18/06/2019

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

All (public) systems go!

Published on: 19/02/2019

Lean government needs a lean private sector to deliver safe water and sanitation to everyone. Both are part of an effective public system. Read more...

Social entrepreneurship within the WASH system

Published on: 24/01/2019

Why even social entrepreneurs need strong government. Read more...

It is all about systems

Published on: 29/08/2016

Providing water, sanitation and hygiene services that last forever for everyone, is all about systems. Read more...

2016 ... the year of the Global Goals

Published on: 16/12/2015

IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty wishing you a wonderful 2016 Read more...

Similitudes et dissemblance entre téléphone mobile et toilette

Published on: 17/09/2015

«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...

Paying the piper: why the things that donors are prepared to fund in WASH need to change

Published on: 02/09/2015

IRC's Chief Executive Patrick Moriarty reflects on the highlights from the annual water conference in Stockholm. Read more...

Pourquoi le financement public n’est pas un gros mot

Published on: 24/11/2014

S'agissant d'assurer des services adéquats pour les pauvres, les approches basées sur la tarification ne suffisent pas. Read more...

Life-cycle costs in Ghana: access to sanitation services

A new partnership between IRC and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in Ghana

Published on: 24/04/2014

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded US$ 3 million to IRC to ensure that over the next three years, 1.3 million people in 13 rural districts in Ghana will have access to water services that last: not just for a year or two - but indefinitely. 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...