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For decades, progress in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has been measured primarily in terms of new infrastructure—pumps, pipes, taps and toilets. Sustainability of water and sanitation, if addressed at all, meant the sustainability of this infrastructure, rather than of the... Read more...
Goal: Improved inter-sectoral dialogue and planning alignment Desired outcome: By 2016, the departments, agencies and private sector organisations that play a central role in sustaining WASH service delivery in rural and urban areas (e.g., local government, energy, health and education) will better... Read more...
Goal: Improved aid effectiveness Desired outcome: By 2016, major donors will be largely committed to harmonise and align the financing of service delivery with country-defined frameworks for country-specific service delivery models. Non-traditional and non-state actors (including international NGOs... Read more...
Goal: The adoption by the sector of a strong learning and adaptive approach to service delivery Desired outcome: By 2016, learning and adaptive management will be widely accepted as core elements of good practice in service provision. Read more...
Goal: The adoption by the WASH sector of a service delivery approach. Desired outcome: By 2016, the dominant paradigm in use at the international level will be based on the delivery of services rather than the construction of infrastructure. Targets for water and sanitation will be expressed in... Read more...
From testing monitoring service delivery indicators and tools in 3 pilot districts by the CWSA and Triple-S to applying monitoring at scale in 64 Ghanaian districts, one quarter of the country. That is what will happen in the framework of SMARTerWASH in the coming 3 years. Read more...
“Why bother about WASH technologies? Current discourse is on sustainable service delivery monitoring and governance. Many WASH technologies, such as the India Mark II handpump and the VIP latrine, were successfully adopted and have improved the lives of millions. However, not all promising WASH... Read more...
Technology Applicability Framework - a tool for assessing applicability and scalability of WASH technologies Read more...
Sensibilisation des journalistes sur la nécessité de consacrer des financements pour protéger la ressource. Read more...
On 3 June 2013, IRC International Water and Sanitation centre hosted a webinar about both tools, currently under development by the WASHTech project. Read more...
El Seminario de centros de documentación ambiental y espacios naturales protegidos dedicó parte de su reunión anual al agua. La Oficina de Naciones Unidas de apoyo al Decenio Internacional invitó al Consorcio de información sobre agua, higiene y saneamiento que coordina el IRC a presentar la... Read more...
Presentation by Cor Dietvorst (IRC), prepared in collaboration with John Butterworth, for the Water Integrity Forum, Work stream 3: Rural Water, Sanitation & Hygiene on 5 June 2013 Read more...
Dans quelques mois, Rabat, capitale du Royaume du Maroc deviendra durant quatre jours la capitale des collectivités et autorités locales du monde. Read more...
A la suite du premier atelier tenu, les 10 et 11 juin 2013, qui a permis d’identifier des indicateurs et des variables indispensables à un bon monitoring des services publics d’eau potable, le Centre International de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement (IRC) organisera un second atelier à Ouagadougou, les... Read more...
Centre International de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement A la suite du premier atelier tenu, les 10 et 11 juin 2013, qui a permis d’identifier des indicateurs et des variables indispensables à un bon monitoring des services publics d’eau potable, le Centre International de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement... Read more...
« C'est le lieu de lancer un appel pressant aux investisseurs pour nous aider à réduire le déficit d'approvisionnement en eau potable sur l'ensemble du territoire national car les besoins sont énormes ». Tels sont les propos tenus par Patrick Achi, ministre des Infrastructures économiques, à la... Read more...
Le conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 juin, 2013, a procédé à deux nominations au titre du Ministère de l'Eau, des Aménagements Hydrauliques et de l'Assainissement (MEAHA). La principale nomination est celle de Monsieur Seydou SANA , ingénieur, comme secrétaire permanent du Programme d'Appui à la... Read more...
Le conseil régional de pilotage (CRP) du Programme National d'Approvisionnement en Eau Potable et Assainissement a organisé, le mercredi 26 juin 2013, à Kaya, Burkina Faso, chef-lieu de la région, sa première session bilan de la mise en œuvre des activités de l'année 2013. La session a regroupé des... Read more...
A short animation explaining the life-cycle cost components and how to measure service, taking into account the indicators of quantity, quality, accessibility and reliability. Read more...