Former IRC Programme Officer
Governments, civil society and the private sector need to work together to make water and sanitation services available to everyone. IRC's event provided an opportunity to discuss how taxes can complement trade and tariffs and to learn from an innovative health insurance model in Africa. Read more...
Public finance- money derived from taxation- is critical for achieving water, sanitation and hygiene for everyone forever. But how do we get governments to prioritise it? What should it be used for? And how can we get it flowing to local levels? WSUP, IRC and Trémolet Consulting will be exploring... Read more...
Is aid and trade the answer to "Dead Aid"? Is it just tied aid in disguise? Does it make sense in the water sanitation and hygiene sector? IRC invited a group of stakeholders from the Dutch WASH sector to The Hague on 17 September 2014 to discuss all this and more. Join the discussion! Read more...
In 2013, Dutch development policy shifted from aid to trade as the primary engine of sustainable, inclusive growth. In this interview, Mr. Christophe Leger of Vergnet Hydro reflects on the value of partnerships between the private sector and non-governmental organisations for building sustainable... Read more...
Aid effectiveness: what does it entail and how to apply aid effectiveness principles in my daily work? Read more...
Progress has been made in recent years with implementing the aid effectiveness framework. Various studies show that the volume of development... Read more...
Although aid effectiveness in the WASH sector has improved in recent years, vigorous steps are needed to counter measures that can jeopardise... Read more...
This fact sheet presents global developments in WASH coverage and discusses its links to aid effectiveness. Read more...