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Minister Kaag komt in een gespreid bedje om aan de streefwaarden voor haar water en sanitatie doelstellingen te voldoen. Maar voor de lange termijn moet er een tandje bij, met name voor sanitatie. Read more...
As countries, regions and municipalities are making plans to reach universal access to WASH services, a frequently heard question is how much does it actually cost to provide services to everyone in the area? This week's "weekly WASH graph" will provide some magic numbers of the costs of reaching '... Read more...
Does using a household water filter help in improving water quality and reduce incidence of diarrhoea? Read more...
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...
Out of IRC's 50 years of existence, retired Communications Director, Dick de Jong spent 30 years with the organisation. We asked him to reflect on memorable moments and share his views on IRC's future. Read more...
Many current approaches won't work. We must build strong national and local systems dedicated to universality. Read more...
We have come a long way, but educating schoolgirls and women remains essential. Read more...
Watershed partners beat the drum for public finance, civil society and good water governance. Read more...
How do we make sure that everyone has a basic level of service? Report of an IRC WASH Debate. Read more...
A new guideline seeks to professionalise the management of multi-village water supplies in Ethiopia Read more...
Partners launch a district-led programme in Ghana built on the vision of universal access. Read more...
Achieving political commitment to the sustainable delivery of WASH services is generally not the problem. It is making governments realise that this is much more than providing a water pump. Do you want to hold your government accountable? Have them 'Adopt an SDG'! Read more...
"You are doing well—keep on going 'en derechura'", said a community member of about 70 years old, when we wanted to confirm if we were on the right track with the municipality of Candelaria. I had never heard of the expression "en derechura" before, but it quite accurately expresses what is... Read more...
New book tells how partnerships, district planning and learning alliances achieve impact at community level in Ghana. Read more...
Dutch-funded programmes collectively develop capacity to free one million people from open defecation. Read more...
"Van bien, sigan en derechura" nos dijo un comunitario de unos 70 años, cuando queríamos confirmar que íbamos por el camino correcto hacia el municipio de Candelaria. La expresión "en derechura" nunca antes la había escuchado, sin embargo, expresa muy bien lo que está sucediendo con el costeo de... Read more...
Lessons for government, the private sector, NGOs and donors. Read more...
Many countries are developing or reviewing their water sector monitoring systems to see whether they are SDG-proof. A recurring question in this is the extent to which these should use household-level data of JMP-defined access to limited, basic or safely managed water. We argue that caution should... Read more...
A team representing government and NGOs from Ethiopia joined a visit to Ghana to learn about planning for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for WASH. Read more...
Budget cuts could prevent the country becoming open defecation free by 2019. Read more...