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IRC is happy to announce two research calls in the field of sanitation: Low-cost sanitation technologies for areas with high groundwater tables Faecal sludge secondary treatment options These calls are part of the BRAC WASH II programme in which EUR 1.5 million will be used for innovative research... Read more...
On 17 July 2012, Catarina Fonseca, WASHCost project director, participated in a webinar hosted by Global Water Challenge and WASH Advocates. Presenters and participants discussed the practical implications of the recent GLAAS report. The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and... Read more...
We work with several partner organisations in our focus countries of Burkina Faso, Ghana, India, and Mozambique. Read more...
How do you deal with being a young professional in a country where the security situation is not the same as at home, where the food is different? With the pressure of ‘having to perform’: carrying out the activities as defined in your personal development plan. However, your new work environment... Read more...
Le 3 juillet dernier, le Directeur Général de l’Office National de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement (ONEA), Yamba Harouna Ouibiga, a tenu un point presse lors duquel il a présenté les progrès effectués par le service public de distribution d’eau et les améliorations qu’il faut encore apporter. Le bilan... Read more...
On Friday 29 June 2012, WASH sector professionals and journalists gathered at Sidwaya (Hebdo newspaper from Ouagadougou) for "Palabres d’eau"—the fourth round of discussions on water and the role journalists play in promoting domestic sanitation in rural areas. Abu-bakr Adiz, Director General of... Read more...
Le 12 juillet 2012, s'est tenu dans la salle de Conférence de l'Hôtel « Nouvelle Pergola » à Abidjan un atelier National de Partage sur la Politique des Ressources en Eau de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (PREAO) sous la présidence du Colonel GOUESSE Aïdara Lanciné, Directeur de Cabinet du Ministre des Eaux... Read more...
Authors Catarina Fonseca, Rachel Cardone and Sophie Trémolet contributed to a new book titled “The Urban Transformation - Health, Shelter and Climate Change”, published by Routledge on 9 July 2012. The book describes the ongoing urban transformation towards a world in which, by 2050, more than two-... Read more...
IRC authors Catarina Fonseca, Rachel Cardone and Sophie Trémolet contributed to a new book titled “The Urban Transformation - Health, Shelter and Climate Change”, published by Routledge on 9 July 2012. The book describes the ongoing urban transformation towards a world in which, by 2050, more than... Read more...
On Friday 29 June 2012, WASH sector professionals and journalists gathered at Sidwaya ( Hebdo newspaper from Ouagadougou) for the Fourth Round of discussions on water – Palabres d’eau. With Abu-bakr Adiz, Director General of Editions Sidwaya, serving as the activity’s Chairperson, attendees... Read more...
A policy review [1] of Dutch aid during 1990 to 2011 to improve drinking water and sanitation services in developing countries found that while millions of peole have gained access, the impact on health and sustainability was limited. The main focus of the review is on the period from 2004 when aid... Read more...
André Uandela - Country Director WASHCost Mozambique stated that in order for a household to move up a step on the sanitation service ladder, a household will need to pay 2.5 times more than what was originally spent for the current service level. Read more...
WASHCost is developing a free online course to assist water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) professionals around to world with applying life-cycle costing in their work and organisation. The online course can be used by sector professionals with little or no experience of life-cycle costing... Read more...
Basé au Burkina Faso, le programme Sani Faso a pour objectif de construire 16 000 latrines dans 12 communes à travers le pays et intervient dans le suivi des actions dans le domaine de l’hygiène et de l’utilisation faite des structures d’assainissement dans ses communes cibles. Lors de la clôture,... Read more...
Basé au Burkina Faso, le programme Sani Faso a pour objectif de construire 16 000 latrines dans 12 communes à travers le pays et intervient dans le suivi des actions dans le domaine de l'hygiène et de l'utilisation faite des structures d'assainissement dans ses communes cibles. Lors de la clôture,... Read more...
'I used to have this technical background. There was a borehole and I was supervising people drilling. But at CONIWAS, it has been more about governance, advocacy, transparency and accountability: the social aspects.' Read more...
Era demasiado joven e inexperto. Decían que no había manera de que Constantino López pudiera llevar agua limpia a cada uno de los 5 800 hondureños que vivían en las 15 ciudades y pueblos que administraba como alcalde. Pero López no se desanimó y en tan sólo cinco años, con la ayuda de Water For P... Read more...
A series of videos is being produced on the life-cycle costs approach and its use in Ghana, India, Burkina Faso and Mozambique. Read more...
Dans le cadre du programme SaniFaso, plus de 16,000 latrines seront construites à l’horizon 2014. Afin d’assurer le suivi non seulement de la construction mais aussi de l’entretien des latrines construites par les ménages, l’équipe IRC/SaniFaso a développé un outil de suivi des latrines à l’... Read more...
Ce document présente comment le programme SaniFaso a su mettre en place un mécanisme d’embauche de techniciens (inter)communaux innovant. En travaillant avec les communes, les partenaires du programme ont développé un montage administratif et financier permettant un transfert progressif des... Read more...