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UNICEF and IRC Ethiopia are transforming sanitation in four towns with the innovative City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation method, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read more...
This blog was co-written by IRC intern Ann Muthoni Mugendi and Digbijoy Dey Greywater, solid waste and faecal waste management have been separately handled over the years leading to negative effects on the public health and environment. The management of waste has been handled separately over the... Read more...
Interview with Alana Potter, co-drafter of the Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines. Read more...
On 30 June 2020, WaterAid India and the Urban Management Centre held a webinar on the health, safety and livelihood challenges sanitation workers face in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Two major development players simultaneously publish papers supporting a more 'systems' based approach. Read more...
Inspired by World Water Week 2018 we talked with Cheryl Hicks of the Toilet Board Coalition about attracting alternative finance into the sanitation chain. Read more...
What would universal access to water and sanitation look like by 2030? Read more...
What we learnt from using the Faecal Waste Flow Calculator in India. Read more...
Report of a WASH Dialogue on faecal sludge and septage management Read more...
An urban sanitation diagnostic tool to identify bottlenecks in sanitation systems. Read more...
With rapid urbanization and the development of large infrastructure in Delhi, came the demolition and resettlement of unauthorised slums/colonies within the city. Read more...
Testing a simple tool to assess faecal waste flows in a real life situation can be a lot of fun. The results though can at best be described as enlightening and at worst as shocking. Read more...
Appraising shit flows along the entire sanitation service chain and identifying the weakest links of the chain is not as easy as one might think. The development of a simple-to-use faecal sludge management assessment tool has brought that to light. Read more...
2015 and the Millennium Development Goals are almost behind us. The new global goals for sustainable development are expected to inspire and create a new determination for all of us. What has IRC learned during 2015 and how are we moving ahead in 2016? Read more...
Will Africa's fastest growing economy and continental success story Ghana succeed in providing everyone with a toilet? A major clean city contest, the Sanitation Challenge, will be launched today on World Toilet Day and should change Ghana's sanitation nightmare over the coming years. Read more...
Here’s a real life riddle: there is a huge problem that has not been solved yet. Many options tried so far only dealt partially with the problem and ironically, you are the one asked to solve the whole problem. You know that everything is important; you know you have to include all parts of the... Read more...
Experts discuss integrated approaches at IRC event in The Hague. Read more...
The new Sustainable Development Goals will not be reached if we do not tackle urban sanitation. This has a serious impact on the health and dignity for all those living in cities, not just the poor. Read more...
In the context of the devolution of political powers and responsibilities to the counties in Kenya, planning for water and sanitation services has to step up. Read more...
Today is World Toilet Day. On this day, the United Nations along with governments and organisations worldwide ask attention for sanitation and for the 2.5 billion people that lack access to safe and hygienic toilets and latrines. On this day, IRC presents the working paper "Towards Systemic Change... Read more...