Keynote presentations
Updated - Monday 29 November 2010
View the full text and powerpoint presentations shared during the symposium's plenary sessions.
Pumps, pipes and broken promises: preliminary synthesis
Author and presenter: Patrick Moriarty
In this presentation Patrick Moriarty outlines the participants' analytical and empirical reflections on WASH services, identifying potential areas for consolidated response and action by the sector. Detailing cross-cutting thematic agreements that have arisen during the symposium, Moriarty identifies the areas of work in the WASH sector that demand for attention and a rethinking process in order to facilitate the sustained and equitable delivery of WASH services.
7_Moriarty_SymposiumSynthesis_IRC.pptx (805.0 kB)
Costs for decision making: some thought provokers
Author and presenter: Guy Hutton
In this succinct presentation,Guy Hutton kick-starts the dialogue and debate over costing and financing for WASH services by offering some insight into the discussion that have taken place in the last three days of the symposium. Entitled Some Thought Provokers: Costs for Decision Making, this presentation covers issues recommended for discussion and action on costs, costing methodology and decision making.
Hutton_SomeThoughtProvokersOnDM,IRC,18.11.2010_WSP-EAP (PPTminimizer).pdf (50.8 kB)
Life-cycle cost approach: towards sustainable service delivery
Author and presenter: Catarina Fonseca
This powerpoint presentation introduces the IRC WASHCost project and its research aims; the concepts, analytical and methodological frameworks it employ; the project's preliminary findings on water supply, sanitation and hygiene; and describes the next steps that will be taken by the project and its team in the coming months.
The past, present and future of finance for investment in water systems
Authors: David Hall (presenter) and Emanuele Lobina
This presentation starts with an historical account of the contributions made by public financing in the achivement of sustainable WASH services in 'developed' countries. It describes what lessons may be learnt from the experience of 'developed' countries to inform developmental initiatives in Africa. The presentation highlights the importance of public finance; proposes to examine current developmental practise, analytical and methodological work; and concretely suggests the need to improve taxation in the developing south.
5_Hall_Keynote_ThePastPresent&FutureOfFinanceForInvestmentInWaterSystems_PSIRUUniOfGreenwich.pdf (196.4 kB)
Pumps, pipes and promises: costs, finances and accountability for sustainable WASH services
Authors: Christelle Pezon (presenter), Catarina Fonseca and John Butterworth
This powerpoint presentation describes the rationale behind the symposium; its objectives; the challenges to sustainable WASH services; and potential ways forward that may inform policy formulation and development on WASH services and delivery.
2_PezonFonseca&Butterworth_BackgroundPaper_PumpsPipes&Promises_IRC.ppt (2.7 MB)
Paradigm shift or business as usual?
Author and presenter: Ton Schouten
Prepared with comments from Harold Lockwood and Patrick Moriarty
This powerpoint presentation introduces IRCs envisioned contributions to improving WASH service delivery. It analyses the work of IRC through the conceptual lens of a paradigm shift developed by Thomas Kuhn.
6_Schouten_ParadigmShiftOrBusinessAsUsual_IRC.pdf (966.9 kB)
