Publications
Over the years IRC has (co-)published more than 100 books, pamphlets and papers on key water and sanitation topics. New titles are added on a regular basis. An increasing number of these are available online, free of charge. This includes the series of Thematic Overview Papers (TOPs), which combine recent experiences, expert opinions and foreseeable trends with links to the most informative publications, websites and research information.
IRC Communications Toolkit
This section contains the guidelines and conventions that IRC is using in all its communication outputs.
The business of the honey-suckers in Bengaluru (India): the potentials and limitations of commercial faecal sludge recycling
This paper explores some contributions being made by honey-sucker tanker operators -- that renders a small-scale sanitation service informally and within the private sector -- on waste (faecal) extraction and, in some cases, reuse. Operating outside the legal framework of waste management, its provides preliminary insight into the limitations and potentials of the 'honey-sucker business' as a sanitation service model, based on selected experiences in Bengaluru (India).
Aid effectiveness in the water and sanitation sector
For aid-dependent sectors like the WASH sector, aid effectiveness poses opportunities to improve the quality of aid thereby maximising positive impacts for change in areas that need these the most. This paper examines the aid effectiveness agenda and reviews its implementation at international and various regional and country levels. The paper concludes by offering insight into how the contours of the aid effectiveness agenda may be redefined to better suit the needs of countries and realise sustainable development.
Read more or download 26_TOP_Aid_effectiveness_in_the_WASH_sector2011.pdf (3.3 MB)
Sanitation financing models for the urban poor
This Thematic Overview Paper attempts to search for pro-poor financing models that can facilitate the urban poor’s access to complete sanitation services. It catalogues existing financing models and examines each based on an analytical framework that comprises six criteria. It offers a recommendation for mixing financing mechanisms to meet the urban poor’s needs, and makes a plea for developing poor-specific and full-cycle specific plans for sanitation.
Read more or download 2011_25_TOP_Sanitation_financing_models_for_the_urban_poor.pdf (3.7 MB)
Documenting change: An introduction to process documentation
In this Occasional Paper, IRC consolidates lessons learned across a range of IRC projects and describes the resultant and emerging understanding of how process documentation can promote learning and action through joint reflection and analysis. This Occasional Paper also offers tools for collecting and presenting observations that stimulate reflection, learning and sharing.
Read more or download 47_OP_Documenting_change_introduction_process_documentation_2011.pdf (1.8 MB)
Thematic Overview Papers
Do you need to get up to speed quickly on current thinking about a critical issue in the field of water, sanitation and health?
Each TOP will contain enough immediate information to give a grounding in the topic concerned, with direct access to more detailed coverage of your own special interests, plus contact details of resource centres or individuals who can give local help.
