IRC Thematic Blogs
Overview of thematic blogs published by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
IRC WASH Dialogues
22 Jun 12
This is the IRC opinion blog, which features contributions from both IRC staff and guest bloggers who present their views on developments in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector.
Water services that last
22 Jun 12
This blog aims to regularly report experiences, stories and questions on rural water supply. It will ask questions and provoke debate on how sustainability of water systems can be improved. The blog is written and maintained by the people who work on Sustainable Services at Scale (Triple S): a six-year, multi-country learning initiative to improve water supply to the rural poor. It is led by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. The initiative is currently operating in Ghana and Uganda.
Learning for Change blog
22 Jun 12
This blog was set up by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and is maintained by its staff, mainly Carmen DaSilva Wells. It is dedicated to learning for change. And it is focused on development cooperation, with special emphasis on the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector.
The following concepts and initiatives are covered: Sector learning; Learning alliances; Resource centre networks;Sector-wide approaches and harmonisation; and Change management applied to complex sets of institutions.
Sanitation Updates
22 Jun 12
This news and opinion blog on sanitation is maintained by IRC and USAID’s WASHplus project. Regular contributors include the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP). BRAC is supporting IRC’s contributions to Sanitation Updates
Sanitation Updates was originally set up to promote the 2008 International Year of Sanitation and continues to provide news, information and resources in support of achieving the goal of sanitation for all.
WASH Aid Effectiveness
22 Jun 12
This is the blog of the Aid Effectiveness innovation theme of the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. It aims to capture and share new perspectives and initiatives on Aid Effectiveness in the water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector.
WASH Finance
22 Jun 12
This blog addresses issues related to financing strategies and mechanisms for water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in rural and urban areas with a focus on the poorest and sustainability. It includes news collected by the editor of E-Source and contributions from IRC innovation programme staff working on the Financing and Cost Recovery theme and the WASHCost Project.
WASH Technology
22 Jun 12
This blog contains news on water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) technologies for developing countries collected by the editor of E-Source.
