Blog Entries
Sustaining what?
12 Jun 12
Sustainability is on top of the list! Of countries, of development partners and of IRC. Now that we know about the high break down rates of pumps and pipes, we are alarmed. And we should! Not only because breakdowns are a waste of investment and a waste of tax payers’ money, but because people have [...]
Coherence and harmonisation
24 May 12
In this fourth video Vida Duti emphasises the need for coherent approaches between government and development partners. To watch the other videos that are part of the series in which Vida talks about the changes in the Ghana water sector towards sustainable rural water services, follow this link. Filed under: Ghana, Uncategorized Tagged: CWSA, Ghana, [...]
Having the data: monitoring service delivery
16 May 12
In this third video clip, of the seven clips in which Vida Duti talks about the changes in the Ghana water sector towards, she emphasises the importance of monitoring water services to plan and direct investments. Filed under: Ghana, Monitoring, Sustainability
Sustainability challenges of the Ghana water sector
09 May 12
Vida Duti uses the metaphor of a ship on a voyage to explain the challenges faced by the water sector in being able to sustain water services. Watch the second clip of a series of seven short video clips in which the Triple-S team leader in Ghana talks about the changes in the Ghana water sector towards [...]
The water sector’s Orpheus complex – and what it costs
06 May 12
Just as Orpheus descended into the underworld to bring his wife Eurydice back to life, the water sector invests heavily in bringing broken-down water supply systems back into function; often to find those same systems slipping back into disuse, as soon as the engineers turn their head to look away from the system they just [...]
More on Change – Systems, Principles and Learning
09 May 12
By Elise Wach, IDS Evaluation and Learning Advisor (reposted from the Impact and Learning Team Blog)I am back to talk about change, following on from my previous postings (Change is hard and Change is hard but not impossible) on how you change a sector, Here are some reflections from the latest IRC Triple-S learning retreat. [...]
The Ghana water sector: the improvements made and the trade off between coverage and sustainability
02 May 12
Vida Duti is the Triple-S team leader in Ghana. She heads a team of 10 people, which is hosted by the government agency: Community Water and Sanitation Agency(CWSA). In seven short video clips Vida talks about the changes in the Ghana water sector towards sustainable rural water services. In this first clip, Vida Duti reflects [...]
Is the GLAAS half full or half empty?
23 Apr 12
In Stef Smits’ latest blog post, he analyses GLAAS’ new global water and sanitation report. Smits draws comparisons to the Joint Monitoring Program’s announcement of the sector's early success of halving the world’s population without access to water and sanitation services. But have we truly reached good coverage for all? Smits shares his cautionary remarks.
Overcoming the danger zone
19 Apr 12
On April 20, Ministers of Water and Sanitation from around the world will meet with their Ministers of Finance in Washington D.C. as part of the Sanitation and Water (SWA) for All High Level Meeting. There, they will discuss sector goals and progress, and it goes without saying that the recent announcement that the Millennium [...]
A day in the life of… a circuit rider
23 Apr 12
José Miguel is a circuit rider: a technician responsible for providing technical assistance to a number of water committees in the area around San Vicente in El Salvador. There are approximately 30 water systems in his circuit which he visits regularly. Stef Smits gives insight into Jose’s day-to-day practice.
