Director | IRC's Global Porgramme
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John is Director of IRCs Global Programme and a member of the senior management team. IRC's Global Programme generates and uses evidence - working through partnerships - to drive change at scale in the systems that ultimately deliver water, sanitation and hygiene services at country and local levels.
John is a Briton and European, working from Lodz in Poland where he lives with his family. He has worked for IRC since 2005 and between 2016 and 2019 he was the country director in Ethiopia. He currently represents IRC in the Sanitation and Water for All led Heads of State Initiatives, the executive committee of the Agenda for Change, the Influence team for the One For Alliance, UN-water and the board of the Millennium Water Alliance.
The most effective approach to adaptation is to strengthen governance of the WASH sector, for example by adopting principles of adaptive management... Read more...
Climate change is a double whammy which will impact on both the supply and demand sides of WASH services. But taking steps now could make a real difference. Read more...
To support networking and promote joint activities, IRC have put together on behalf of the Dutch embassy a directory of Dutch-related projects and organisations working in Ethiopia on water issues. It covers rural and urban WASH, water resources management and agricultural water management. Read more...
This book brings together key work from the ODI-led RiPPLE programme (2006-11) and includes 3 chapters authored by IRC staff. These are on WASH... Read more...
The second of two short films on Self-supply by Abraham Hailu focuses on the regional level, taking the example of SNNPR. This is one of the regions moving ahead with implementation of the Self-supply acceleration approach.
Read more...A learning 'sector' is one that engages in continuous learning and reflection and is thus able to adapt to changing circumstances and demands. Read more...
Aid effectiveness: what does it entail and how to apply aid effectiveness principles in my daily work? Read more...
One of the more popular applications of a colorimeter is measuring the chemical oxygen demand (COD) for estimating the organic content of waste... Read more...
When families invest their own time and money in securing a water supply we should take notice. Read more...
Working with the Ethiopian government and partners to deliver universal access to WASH services. Read more...
The first of two new short films about Self-supply made by the renowned local film-maker Abraham Haile, working for IRC in association with the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy and the Millennium Water Alliance. This film has a national focus and features the State Minister HE Kebede Gerba, amongst others, making a powerful case for Self-supply.
Read more...How can national governments, NGOs and donors work together to strengthen local government capacity? Read more...
This paper examines the status, role and scope of knowledge management and networking in accelerating sanitation achievements in India and advocates... Read more...
An event held to support regional implementation of Self-supply. Read more...
