Interview with Alana Potter, co-drafter of the Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines. Read more...
Last week, a number of Agenda for Change members that are working on WASH systems strengthening in countries in Latin America came together for a learning and sharing event. A key point of discussion in that event was the importance of political leadership at local level, but also the systemic... Read more...
As a result of the the iWET project, functionality in some districts has risen from 80% to 95%, scheme downtime has been reduced from 30 days to... Read more...
Presentation outlining the efforts of CSOs, NGOs and communities to stop the pollution of the river Mpanga in Kabarole District, Uganda, and to... Read more...
This working paper is one of a series that explains IRC's emerging praxis for working with and strengthening WASH systems. Read more...
Join the Professionalisation Track of the Africa Water and Sanitation Systems Leadership Symposium to learn why it is a precondition for financial credibility, for investor confidence, for regulatory effectiveness, and ultimately for the safely managed services that SDG 6 demands. Read more...
The current situation, structural gaps and future outlook. Read more...
Dr. Mugisha's message: transformation does not come from a single reform, but from a coherent system of incentives, leadership, learning, financial discipline, and innovation working together. 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...
This thesis focuses on the use (or lack) of monitoring data in utility-managed town water service provision at different institutional levels in Ethiopia. Read more...
IRC played a catalytic role in strengthening Uganda's fast-growing urban water sector. Read more...
This publication highlights how Ghana can transition from fragmented rural water provision to a coherent, well regulated utility model by clarifying mandates, improving system performance, and supporting diverse providers under a unified framework. Read more...
The thematic overview paper Regulating Water and Sanitation Services explores the basics of regulation and this blog introduces the paper's key insights. Read more...
This Thematic Overview Paper provides water and sanitation sector professionals with a conceptual and practical overview of regulatory functions,... Read more...
At the conference, presentations covered the impact of governance reforms on Umbrella Authorities, drinking water quality management, Uganda's water integrity assessment, and innovative utility performance management. Read more...
Sign up to stay tuned Through my own experience in West and Central Africa, I've seen that the weakest link in most PPPs is regulation. Read more...
This paper offers a framework for transforming national and local systems into credible, accountable, and investable enablers of Africa's long-term... Read more...
L'évaluation conduite par IRC Sahel a mis en lumière des avancées notables, mais aussi des défis persistants pour garantir des services WASH durables au niveau communal. Read more...
Une évaluation participative des déterminants fonctionnels du système WASH dans quatre communes rurales du cercle de Kolokani, Mali. Read more...
Retour sur l'atelier international de Ouagadougou Read more...