Can the new trade-based approach help ensure that every person in the world enjoys safe water, sanitation and hygiene, now and forever? IRC's event The Limits of Aid, the Future of Trade? will shed light on opportunities and challenges of the aid-and-trade agenda towards ensuring that everyone can enjoy the benefits of clean water, sanitation and hygiene forever.
Published on: 16/09/2014
In 2013, Dutch development policy shifted from aid to trade as the primary engine of growth. The Dutch policy framework suggests that aid can be replaced by trade and that aid relationships are a stepping stone for developing a trade relationship. This approach raises a range of questions for the water sanitation and hygiene sector. To name a few:
Tomorrow's debate —The Limits of Aid, the Future of Trade? will shed light on opportunities and challenges of the aid-and-trade agenda for improving national WASH sectors and government leadership towards achieving water, sanitation and hygiene goals for everyone, for life.
A diverse group of speakers and panelists will debate these questions and present their views on the aid-and-trade agenda for development cooperation in the WASH sector. See the links below for more information.