Press
Press announcements and other media work by IRC.
Asia: Accelerated and sustainable progress in sanitation and hygiene is within our reach, hygiene experts say
20 Sep 11
Kathmandu (MPPW/SNV/IRC): Accelerated and sustainable progress in sanitation and hygiene is within reach in Asia, as long as we aim at district-wide coverage and build a broad alliance under leadership of local governments. This is the main conclusion of sanitation and hygiene experts from five countries (Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia) participating in a workshop on governance for water, sanitation and hygiene organized by the Nepal government together with SNV Netherlands Development Organisation and the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre from 13 to 17 September 2011.
Sustainable Rural Water Service Initiative launched in Ghana
14 May 10
Under the auspices of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency Ghana, the Netherlands-based IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre officially launched its Sustainable Service at Scale initiative in Ghana on 17 May 2010 at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra.
Important IRC/DGIS policy meetings on donor harmonisation
13 Jan 10
IRC is hosting, in coordination with the Dutch Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS), two important policy development meetings in The Hague on 14 and 15 January 2010, bringing together major donors and a few countries around donor and national planning harmonisation and financing.
Ghana journalist highlights water topics for Africa
04 Nov 09
Harriette Naa Lamiley Bentil is a senior environmental reporter with the Daily Graphic newspaper in Accra and a member of the Ghana Watsan Journalist Network (GWJN). She was sponsored by IRC to attend the World Water Week in Stockholm.
PRESS Release: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre to pilot new model to improve rural water services
14 Apr 09
The Hague – 14 April 2009. The IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre has launched a six-year initiative to improve sustainability of rural water supply for some of the world’s poorest people, by reshaping the way that these services are provided.
World Water Day
24 Feb 09
Every year IRC changes its World Water Day site to the theme that UN Water agencies decide to focus on. The 2009 theme is Transboundary water: sharing water, sharing opportunities.
Ghana: Presidential candidates quizzed about sanitation on prime time radio
06 Nov 08
Candidates for the Ghanaian presidential election scheduled for December 2008 answered questions on prime time radio about their sanitation plans if they are elected.
Gates Foundation backs €9.86 million reality check for water and sanitation costs by IRC and partners
14 Jan 08
What does it really cost to extend and sustain safe water and hygienic sanitation to poor communities in developing countries? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is supporting the IRC’s project, WASHCost: Quantifying the cost of delivering safe water, sanitation and hygiene services , with a US$14.48 million (Euro 9.86 million) grant over five years to answer this question and to transform information, learning and performance in the sector.
UNICEF and IRC launch electronic Source South Asia
31 Aug 07
UNICEF’s Regional Office South Asia has teamed up with IRC to launch an electronic Source South Asia newsletter to serve UNICEF and IRC partners and readers in the South Asia region. The target group is water and sanitation professionals working in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
