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| In this last issue, we look back on what we have learned in 2015 and can take with us in the new year. CEO Patrick Moriarty reflects on the new Global Goals and climate change. Senior sanitation specialist Erick Baetings shares his insights on urban sanitation, organisational capacities and scaling-up.
Especially exciting for IRC is the launch of a WASH IT!: a 5-year strategic partnership aimed at boosting the role of civil society.
There is news from focus country Uganda on lobbying politicians. From Ethiopia we have updates on WASH in health care facilities and on Self-supply.
The final reflection comes from guest blogger Elynn Walter of WASH Advocates on why the WASH sector lags behind on mainstreaming advocacy.
Check out IRC’s latest publications and the list of upcoming sector events and training courses. Let us know if we missed any.
Need an expert? If you are from the media check out Ask an Expert. If you are a sector professional with a technical question, go to Knowledge Point. Need a consultant? Contact IRCconsult.
The team at IRC wishes you a wonderful 2016!
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Cor Dietvorst, Programme Officer, IRC |
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2016 … the year of the Global Goals
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| How can we achieve the bold goal for water and sanitation in practice? Reflections from IRC CEO Patrick Moriarty. Read more |
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Strengthening national systems: essential for services and resilience
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| How do we make the provision of water and sanitation climate proof? Patrick Moriarty in the Huffington Post. Read more |
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Urban sanitation: a quest for the silver bullet
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| In 2015 IRC learned we need contextual solutions, local ownership, a common vision and city-wide sanitation strategies. In 2016 we will test approaches and tools that support systemic change, writes Erick Baetings. Read more |
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Great programmes need great organisations
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| For the whole WASH sector to achieve greater impact, more organisations must address organisational capacity gaps in a holistic and systematic way. Read more |
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Can success be scaled?
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| Based on our experience with rural sanitation and hygiene in East Indonesia, we learned that to be able to work at scale future programmes need to deliver results faster and cheaper. Read more |
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WASH IT! Strategic Partnership signed
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| Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services. Read more |
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Innovative approaches to WASH in emergencies
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| Experts discuss technical and institutional innovations in emergency water and sanitation at IRC Event. Read more |
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Learning to do better
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| Communities in Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda and Bangladesh are en route to better health with the help of local NGOs. Stories from the Action-Research for Learning initiative of the Dutch WASH Alliance. Read more |
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| As Uganda gets ready for a general election slated for February 2016, Members of Parliament seeking re-election have been challenged to commit to WASH. Read more |
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| A successful pilot in Ethiopia deserves to be scaled up for health care centres in other parts of the country. Read more |
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| Ethiopia has adopted Self-supply as a model for rural water services. But the jury is still out on whether group-based Self-supply version can deliver what is intended. Read more |
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| Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and government are looking for innovations in their work with smallholder farmers and communities in Lesotho to strengthen their livelihoods and to conserve the environment. Read more |
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| The WASH sector lags behind in professionalising and prioritising advocacy says guest blogger Elynn Walter, Sustainability Director at WASH Advocates. Read more |
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Action-Research for Learning with Dutch WASH Alliance – stories
Verhoeven, J., 2015. Ghana : local NGOs promote toilets and hygiene for better health. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. 3 p. : photogr.
Verhoeven, J., 2015. Northern Ethiopia : showers power the route to good health. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. 4 p. : photogr.
Verhoeven, J., 2015. Rising above the waters : better hygiene and sanitation in Bangladesh. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. 3 p. : photogr.
Verhoeven, J., 2015. Uganda : engaging communities to keep safe water flowing. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. 3 p. : photogr.
Community Water Plus in India research reports
Rao, M.S.R.M. & Raviprakash, M.S., 2015. Empowered community : secured safe water supply in parts of Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC and Centre of Excellence for Change (CEC). 50 p. : 7 fig., 37 tab
Rao, M.S.R.M. & Raviprakash, M.S., 2015. Jal Nirmal and beyond : supporting the community management of rural water supply in Belagavi district, Karnataka. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC and Centre of Excellence for Change (CEC). 56 p. : 9 fig., 39 tab.
ONEWASH Plus Programme (Ethiopia)
Adank, M., 2015. Water, sanitation and hygiene in Maksegnit, Amhara : baseline survey factsheet. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: IRC. 6 p. : 1 fig., 10 tab.
Adank, M., 2015. Water, sanitation and hygiene in Sheno, Oromia : baseline survey factsheet. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: IRC. 6 p. : 1 fig., 10 tab.
Adank, M., 2015. Water, sanitation and hygiene in Welenchiti, Oromia : baseline survey factsheet. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: IRC. 6 p. : 1 fig., 10 tab.
Adank, M., 2015. Water, sanitation and hygiene in Wukro, Tigray : baseline survey factsheet. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: IRC. 6 p. : 1 fig., 10 tab.
Adank, M., Defere, E. & Butterworth, J.A., 2015. ONEWASH Plus sustainability checks : first annual report (2015). Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: IRC. 63 p. : 15 fig. 11 tab.
McIntyre, P., Paba, M., Butterworth, J.A., Adank, M. & Defere, E., 2015. Measuring factors that predict if WASH services are sustainable. (ONEWASH Plus learning note). The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC and UNICEF. 8 p. ; 3 fig., 2 tab.
McIntyre, P. & Paba, M., 2015. Private sector role is critical to meeting WASH targets. (ONEWASH Plus learning note). The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC and UNICEF. 8 p. : 1 fig.
Potter, A., Defere, E., Paba, M. & Butterworth, J.A., 2015. Urban sanitation lessons : piloting innovative sanitation master plans in small towns. (ONEWASH Plus learning note). The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC and UNICEF. 8 p. : 3 fig.
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| January 2016
6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-VI), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 11 Jan 2016
SuSanA Webinar – Making the link: Community initiatives for sanitation and health, 14 Jan 2016
February 2016
AIDF Africa Summit 2016, Addis Ababa, 2-3 Feb 2016
World Water Leadership Congress, Mumbai, India, 17-18 Feb 2016
18th International Congress and Exhibition of the African Water Association, Nairobi, Kenya, 22-26 Feb 2016
International Workshop on Multiple Use Water Systems (MUS) for Climate Resilience: A Socio‐Technical Approach for Improved Community Water Governance, Kathmandu, Nepal, 23-26 Feb 2016
March 2016
2016 Rotary International Presidential Conference WASH in Schools, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 18-19 Mar 2016
May 2016
Adaptation Futures 2016: 4th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 10-13 May 2016
WASH Futures: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Conference 2016, Brisbane, Australia, 16-20 May 2016
July 2016
Singapore International Water Week, Singapore, 10-14 Jul 2016
39th WEDC International Conference, Kumasi, Ghana, 11-15 Jul 2016
United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2016), New York, NY, USA, 11-20 Jul 2016
August 2016
2016 World Water Week: Water for sustainable growth, Stockholm, Sweden, 29 Aug – 2 Sep 2016. Abstract deadline: 24 Jan 2016
September 2016
13th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems & 5th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources-Oriented Sanitation, Athens, Greece, 14-16 Sep 2016
October 2016
IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, 9-13 Oct 2016
Habitat III Conference, Quito, Ecuador, 17-20 Oct 2016
ISNTD Water 2016, London, UK, 20 Oct 2016
February 2017
WasteSafe 2017 : 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries, Khulna, Bangladesh, 25-27 Feb 2017 (will also cover FSM)
Courses
CAWST, Canada
Biosand Filter Project Implementation, Kenya, Nairobi, 15-19 Feb 2016
The Hague Academy for Local Governance, The Netherlands
Multilevel Water Governance, 4-15 Apr 2016 [application deadline: 5 Feb 2016]
Local Service Delivery, 3-14 Oct 2016 [application deadline: 5 Aug 2016]
Sandec/Eawag and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries [E-Course], 22 February – 27 March 2016
Part of Sandec’s “Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development” MOOC seriesof free online courses
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands
Financial Management of Water Organisations, 18 Apr – 5 May 2016 [application deadline: 18 Mar 2016]
Partnerships for Water Supply and Sanitation, 6-24 Jun 2016 [application deadline: 6 May 2016]
Decentralised Water Supply and Sanitation, 27 Jun – 15 Jul 2016 [application deadline: 27 May 2016]
Faecal Sludge Management, 27 Jun – 15 Jul 2016 [application deadline: 27 May 2016]
University of East Anglia, UK
Water Security for Policy Makers and Practitioners short course, 20-24 June 2016
Water, Engineering and Development Centre WEDC), UK
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