South Asia
The focus in the regional programme for South Asia will be on the strengthening of the south-south relations in the IRC network of existing partners. The strategy focuses primarily on improving the performance of stakeholders in the sector by the development of a platform for learning and sharing.
South Asia WASH news
See breaking news from South Asia here.
Read the latest issue of Source South Asia here.
Programmes and activities
Selection of programmes and activities of IRC and partners in South Asia.
Vision and mission
This section contains the outcomes of visioning exercises that were part of IRC's South Asia work
WASH News South Asia
News feed maintained by information specialists from IRC and partners.
Strong sanitation messages from SACOSAN III in Asia
SACOSAN III in Asia ended with a final declaration. The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh stressed that "sanitation issues need to be given priority in our development policy approaches". Among the many issues that he raised, sustainability was one: "we need to address the issue of sustainability. I am told that 20% of the toilets built in our country are not functional because of a variety of factors, from poor construction to the lack of adequate maintenance".
Prior to the SACOSAN III, civil society met for 2 days and came out with their own declaration: "Declaration of the Pre-SACOSAN Civil Society Meet: Our demands for urgent action". It says that since the previous SACOSAN, 3 years ago, one million children have died from diarrhoea in South Asia. All organisations have committed themselves to work on eight key issues that need to be addressed in order to achieve equitable, substantial and sustainable growth in the number of people able to access safe sanitation and hygiene services.
For the PM speech, see: http://pmindia.nic.in/lspeech.asp?id=756
NGO_Declaration_final.pdf (128 kB)
“Happy to see that men are targeted to start change”
I have read the article “Using theatre to promote men’s hygiene in Nepal” on the IRC website. I am interested in using theatre for sensitization and am also interested by issues on hygiene.
Andhra Pradesh: shift to adaptive managing water demand needed
There are no quick fixes for the complex water-related challenges facing Andhra Pradesh. What is clear is that policies, institutional procedures and other aspects of water governance are needed that are firmly rooted in the principles of ‘adaptive management’.
