All publications by publication date

All available official IRC publications listed by date of publication.



Multi-Stage Filtration

08 Nov 06

This Thematic Overview Paper (TOP) provides the basis for sector professionals to become aware of Multi-Stage Filtration (MSF) technology and to learn more about it. It examines why MSF is a viable technological option and explains its advantages and disadvantages.

Read more or download TOP15_MFS_06.pdf (1.5 MB)

Knowledge and information management in the water and sanitation sector: a hard nut to crack

06 Jun 06

Knowledge management: everyone talks about it, but what is it exactly and how can it help us in our work?

Read more or download TOP14_KM_06.pdf (1.2 MB)

Financing Facilities for the Water Sector

01 Jun 06

This Thematic Overview Paper (TOP) explores the challenges of project preparation and financial risk in the context of the water sector. It also serves as an introduction to project development and financing facilities.

Read more or download TOP13_FinFacilities_06.pdf (445.5 kB)

Facilitating Community Water Supply: From transferring filtration technology to multi-stakeholder learning

12 May 06

What does it take to bring safe sustainable water supplies to the hundreds of thousands of communities in the developing world who desperately need them? According to Jan Teun Visscher, author of this publication, an important part of the answer is FLAIR.

Read more or download TP46_FacilitatingCWS.pdf (2.4 MB)

Soluciones Ingeniosas de Agua

04 May 06

Este folleto sobre agua, al igual que su homólogo Smart Sanitation Solutions (Soluciones Inteligentes en Instalaciones Sanitarias), ofrece ejemplos de soluciones innovadoras.

Read more or download SWS-S_2006.pdf (2.0 MB)

La gestión integrada de los recursos hídricos

18 Apr 06

El objetivo de este Thematic Overview Paper (TOP) es dirigir la atención de los lectores hacia las formas de adoptar y beneficiarse de los principios de la GIRH (gestión integrada de los recursos hídricos), en el subsector de abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento.

Read more or download TOP9_IWRM_S_06.pdf (196.5 kB)

Soluções Hídricas Inteligentes

30 Mar 06

Este livrete sobre água, assim como a sua contrapartida Soluções Inteligentes de Sanidade Pública (Smart Sanitation Solutions), oferece exemplos de inovações para facilitar o acesso a água potável segura.

Read more or download SWS-P_2006.pdf (1.8 MB)

l'Eau: des Solutions Simples et Économiques

30 Mar 06

Cette brochure sur l’eau, comme sa contrepartie ‘Des Solutions intelligentes pour l’assainissement’ (Smart Sanitation Solutions), relate des exemples d’innovations à petite échelle pour étendre l’accès à un approvisionnement en eau potable.

Read more or download SWS-F_2006.pdf (1.8 MB)

Smart Water Solutions

30 Mar 06

This booklet on water, like its counterpart Smart Sanitation Solutions, gives examples of small-scale innovative technologies to increase access to safe drinking water.

Read more or download SWS_2006.pdf (1,022.6 kB)

Smart Sanitation Solutions

14 Mar 06

Smart Sanitation Solutions contains examples of low-cost technologies for toilets, collection, transportation, treatment and use of sanitation products.

Read more or download SSS_2006.pdf (1.6 MB)