Former IRC Publications coordinator
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...