All publications by publication date
All available official IRC publications listed by date of publication.
Ascendiendo la escala del agua: Servicios de abastecimiento de agua de usos múltiples para la reducción de la pobreza
07 Jun 10
Este libro explica cómo los usos múltiples de agua (MUS) - según un estudio realizado en ocho países - son los más apropiados para satisfacer las necesidades de las personas.
Read more or download IRC MUS spaans_red.pdf (4.5 MB)
Strengthening Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools: A WASH guidance manual with a focus on South Asia
09 Apr 10
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools programmes are globally recognised as essential to promoting children’s right to health.This book is meant for managers and trainers involved in such programmes. It provides information on a number of essential topics and it also contains relevant activity sheets.
Read more or download TP53_WASH_in_Schools_10.pdf (5.6 MB)
Strengthening Capacities for Planning of Sanitation and Wastewater Use: Experiences from two cities in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
03 Feb 10
This document provides an overview of the experiences of the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation (WASPA) project in Asia, carried out in the towns of Rajshahi in Bangladesh and Kurunegala in Sri Lanka. It shows that integrated, joint planning is important for addressing complex problems that span sectoral, administrative and social divides and that, ultimately, the high transaction costs are justified.
Read more or download OP44_WASPA_2010.pdf (969.6 kB)
Climbing the Water Ladder - Multiple-Use Water Services for Poverty Reduction
15 Aug 09
This book shows how multiple-use water services (MUS) are best suited to meeting people’s diverse water needs.
Read more or download TP52_Climbing_2009.pdf (3.6 MB)
Evaluating & Improving the WASH Sector - Strengthening WASH Governance, Learning about Complexity, Assessing Change
01 Jul 09
Over recent decades, several events and trends resulted in an increased focus on development agencies’ results, hence an increased demand for quantitative measurement in general, and impact evaluation in particular.
Read more or download TOP23_EvaluatingWASH.pdf (1.9 MB)
Smart Finance Solutions
25 Mar 09
This booklet on Smart Finance Solutions, like its equivalents on water and sanitation, gives examples of how different financial mechanisms are being used to finance water, sanitation projects and small local businesses that contribute to reaching MDG-7.
Read more or download Smart_Finance_Solutions.pdf (1.4 MB)
Agir ensemble pour améliorer l’efficacité de l’aide dans le secteur de l’eau
15 Jan 09
Cartographie de l’APD européenne en Afrique dans le secteur de l’eau : Exercice mené par le Groupe de travail Afrique de l’Initiative européenne pour l’eau en 2007-2008
Jusqu’à présent, avec les données disponibles, il n’était pas possible d’évaluer séparément le niveau de l’aide allouée par les Etats membres de l’UE au secteur de l’eau et de l’assainissement. C’est pour pallier cette lacune que le Groupe de travail Afrique de l’Initiative européenne pour l’eau (IEE-GTA) a initié cet exercice de cartographie. Il est d’autant plus important qu’à Durban, en février 2008, les dirigeants africains se sont engagés, par la Déclaration d’eThekwini sur l’assainissement, à allouer des fonds spécifiquement dédiés à l’assainissement. Le texte est aussi disponible en anglais.
EUWI-AWG finalreport Fr Dec 2008.pdf (1.8 MB)
Working together to improve aid effectiveness in the water sector
15 Jan 09
Mapping EU Development Assistance to the Water Sector in Africa: Exercise of the Africa Working Group of the European Union Water Initiative 2007-2008.
Until now, it has not been possible to assess levels of European Union Member States’ funding to water supply and sanitation separately, using existing sources of information. This mapping exercise, initiated by the Africa Working Group of the European Union Water Initiative (EUWIAWG), will help to address this problem. This is particularly important, given the commitment made by African leaders in Durban in February 2008 to have separate allocations for sanitation as described in the eThekwini Declaration on Sanitation.
Read more or download EUWI-AWG finalreport Eng Dec 2008.pdf (1.9 MB)
Conflict mediation in the water and sanitation sector: And how to reach solutions
06 Jan 09
This TOP explores current thinking about conflict management in the water and sanitation sector and is meant for individuals who want to understand more about the way to analyse, understand and help to manage conflicts.
Read more or download TOP22_Conflict_08.pdf (790.8 kB)
Local Governance for Basic Urban Services - Country cases from Burkina Faso, Egypt and Sri Lanka 2003 - 2007
28 Nov 08
This booklet presents a summary of IRC activities within the BUS framework, carried out over a five-year period (2003-2007) through an Agreement of Cooperation with UNCHS (UN-Habitat). It underlines how good local governance – the result of interactions, relationships and networks between different sectors of society – is a precondition for sustainable delivery and improved access to basic urban services by the urban poor.
Read more or download TP51_LGBUS_08.pdf (1.2 MB)
