Sustainable Development Goals

Eng, Joseph Oriono Eyatu, Uganda, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Ghana, Patrick Moriarty

Money follows politics

Published on: 17/12/2019

What does government leadership in the African water and sanitation sector really mean? Perspectives from a technocrat, a politician and IRC's CEO. Read more...

Weekly WASH graph: beating the curve

Published on: 17/05/2018

This is the first of my 'weekly WASH graphs', exploring the relation between the wealth of a country over time, and its level of access to at least basic water services. Read more...

Private finance is necessary to achieve the WASH SDGs: but it will only follow Government’s lead

Published on: 20/04/2017

The Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting will focus squarely on finance. Read more...

Cheaper money won't fix it alone: lessons from Cambodia and Uganda on blended and results-based finance

Published on: 08/07/2026

For our last Finance Connect session before the summer, we turned to a question that features in every conversation about WASH finance: how do you actually move money so that it reaches the people who need water and sanitation — and keeps reaching them after the donor changes priorities? Read more...

Analyse des Comptes WASH du Niger : Principales conclusions & recommandations pour les experts du secteur

Published on: 27/11/2025

Une analyse des comptes WASH du Niger a donné lieu à cinq recommandations clés visant à accélérer les progrès vers la réalisation des ODD. Read more...

Niger WASH accounts analysis: Key findings and recommendations for WASH experts

Published on: 27/11/2025

An analysis of Niger's WASH accounts has led to five key recommendations to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Read more...

High time to revisit the finances for achieving SDG 6 in Bangladesh

Published on: 07/04/2025

Global financing for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) remains insufficient, hindering progress towards universal access. Read more...

Financial data and collective action to boost Niger’s progress towards SDG6

Published on: 10/03/2025

Two pillars to accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6). Read more...

Microfinance can play a role in mitigating the WASH financing gap but with informed governance

Published on: 26/09/2024

Key findings of the 2020 Bangladesh National WASH Accounts were shared and discussed during a Stockholm World Water Week 2024 session Read more...

My water finance wish list for 2024

Published on: 01/02/2024

Efficient tracking of water and sanitation sector financial data. Read more...

Financing drinking water and sanitation in Africa: Let's change our narrative!

Published on: 07/12/2023

It is not a problem of insufficient funding, but rather a lack of creditworthiness of the sector Read more...

Use, implementation, and scaling up of the WASH SDG Master Plan in South Ari Woreda

Published on: 06/12/2023

Utilising document review, interviews, and budget analysis, the assessment finds encouraging progress in implementing the master plan, although... Read more...

Identifying alternative funding sources for Uganda's water environment and climate change sector

Published on: 20/10/2023

The dialogue "Scaling up financing for water, sanitation, hygiene, environment and climate change to achieve 2030 agenda" held 30 August 2023 is the fourth in the series co-organised under the tripartite collaboration between Water Resources Institute - Ministry of Water and Environment, IRCWASH... Read more...

Ten action points from the 2022 World Toilet Summit

Published on: 21/11/2022

I was given the honour of providing a summary of the action points at the 2022 World Toilet Summit in Nigeria. Read more...

Ethiopia’s business environment and how it influences WASH market development

Published on: 31/01/2022

Learning Note exploring the key challenges faced by private sector WASH enterprises Read more...