Publications
Publications on sanitation by IRC, as well as articles, papers and publications published by other organisations.
Suggestions for strengthening Community-Led Total Sanitation
While Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is a relative success in a growing number of countries, there are also some difficulties in sustaining the momentum and results with equity: freedom from open defecation, safe and durable toilets, hygienic use of toilets etc. There are also possibilities to include gender on equity and the poor more structurally than is currently done. This paper is a summary of potential steps for addressing these issues. It draws on the experiences of IRC's thematic group on sanitation.
CLTS_WASH_Sanitation_2008.pdf (133 kB)
Making sanitation and hygiene services more gender equitable and fairer to the poor
City sanitation strategy planning in Indonesia focuses on equal involvement of women and men in all sanitation services. In the six cities taking part in an ISSDP programme poor women, men and children work in the informal sector for solid waste collection, segregation and recycling, as labourer and some as entrepreneurs. The work is an important source of income for poor families and helps reduce poverty.
Read more or download ISSDP Factsheet 7 Gender and Poverty Inclusive CSS.pdf (441 kB)
Beyond Construction - Papers
Papers presented in a 3-day learning and sharing workshop on sanitation and hygiene, from 29-31 January 2008, in Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. These papers are published in a joint publication called Beyond construction: use by all, by WaterAid and IRC with a foreword by Jon Lane - Executive Director of the WSSCC.
The publication can be downloaded as one single document and as separate files covering one paper each.
Review of safe disposal of faeces
Overview of research on: the efficacy of safe excreta disposal; effective behavioural change programming; facilities for disposal of faeces: the hardware; enabling environment; and lessons learned. It is written by Kathleen Shordt of IRC for the Hygiene Improvement Project (HIP). This project is funded by USAID and supported by the Academy for Educational Development (AED). Incl. 5 p. bibliography.
Literature Review: Small-Scale Private Sector and CBO Participation in Human Excreta Management in Latin America
This literature review presents the literature available on private small-scale independent providers' (SSIPs) and community based organisations' (CBOs) involvement in the coverage, management and commercial (re-)use of human waste in Latin America.
Read more or download LitReview_human_waste_manag.pdf (273 kB)
Sanitation ladder
Seven drawings indicating the types of toilets to choose from. From low-cost options to higher cost options. Source: COSI Foundation for Technical Cooperation, Sri Lanka. It can be used as training material in discussions on technology selection.
San ladder SL_lowres.doc (197 kB)
Find documents in IRC´s digital library
Selection of references on sanitation, found in IRC's digital library. Many of them have an abstract and a link to the fulltext document if available.
